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Hesperocynus
Taxonomy
Hesperocynus was named by Forasiepi et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Sparassocynidae by Forasiepi et al. (2009); and to Sparassocynini by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
It was assigned to Sparassocynidae by Forasiepi et al. (2009); and to Sparassocynini by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Hesperocynus Forasiepi et al. |
| 2020 | Hesperocynus Beck and Taglioretti |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Montehermosan or 7.24600 to 3.80000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (La Pampa) | H. dogolpolae (87198 151498 151500 152061) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Mendoza) | H. dolgopolae (211373) | |
| Messinian | Argentina (La Pampa) | H. dogolpolae (140932) | |
| Montehermosan | Argentina (Mendoza) | H. dolgopolae (189520) |