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Taxonomy
Cerdocyon texanus was named by Tedford et al. (2009). Its type specimen is F:AM 62985, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Channing, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in Texas.
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Cerdocyon channingensis Torres and Ferrusquı pp. table 1 |
| 2009 | Cerdocyon texanus Tedford et al. p. 79 figs. 31A–D; appendix 3 |
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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.
†Cerdocyon texanus Tedford et al. 2009
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Invalid names: Cerdocyon channingensis Torres and Ferrusquı 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 10.30000 to 1.80000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Hemphillian | USA (New Mexico) | Vulpes stenognathus (19602) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | Cerdocyon texanus (type locality: 20035) |