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Canis proplatensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Canis proplatensis was named by Ameghino (1891). It is not extant. Its type locality is Tarija-1, which is in a Pleistocene fine channel fill siltstone/sandstone in the Tarija Formation of Bolivia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Canis proplatensis Ameghino
1902Canis proplatensis Ameghino

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusCanis
speciesproplatensisAmeghino 1891

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Canis proplatensis Ameghino 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia Canis proplatensis (type locality: 142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Canis proplatensis (70673)