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Miocyon

Osteichthyes - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Uintacyon (Miocyon) was named by Matthew (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Prodaphaenus scotti.

It was reranked as Miocyon by Bryant (1992), Flynn (1998), Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).

It was assigned to Uintacyon by Matthew (1909); and to Miacidae by Bryant (1992), Flynn (1998), Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Uintacyon (Miocyon) Matthew
1992Miocyon Bryant
1998Miocyon Flynn
2010Miocyon Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
familyMiacidae
genusMiocyon(Matthew 1909)

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.

G. †Miocyon Matthew 1909
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†Miocyon magnus Bryant 1992
†Miocyon major Matthew 1909
†Miocyon scotti Wortman and Matthew 1899
†Miocyon vallisrubrae Friscia and Rasmussen 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoresubg
Diet 2: omnivoresubg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: primarily a carnivore, secondarily an insectivore and/or herbivoresubg
Created: 2011-05-13 10:30:07
Modified: 2011-05-12 19:30:07
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Friscia and Rasmussen 2010, Hendy et al. 2009, Flynn 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Duchesnean or 51.10000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) Uintacyon major (16396)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon major (16137)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16651)
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) M. scotti (109202 109203 109204) M. scotti, M. vallisrubrae (16572)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus scotti (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16614) Uintacyon sp. (16542)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16628)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon sp. (16642)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) M. scotti (16646) Prodaphaenus scotti (16607)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (California) M. scotti (16615)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus sp. (16845)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) M. sp. (16847)