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Phlaocyon

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Phlaocyon was named by Matthew (1899). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Procyonidae by Wortman and Matthew (1899); to Procyoninae by Hay (1902); to Canidae by Matthew (1899), Carroll (1988); and to Phlaocyonini by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008), Wang and Tedford (2008).

Species
P. achoros, P. annectens (syn. P. willistoni), P. latidens, P. leucosteus, P. mariae, P. marslandensis, P. minor, P. multicuspus, P. taylori, P. yatkolai
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Orcutt on 2026-04-27

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Phlaocyon Matthew
1899Phlaocyon Wortman and Matthew p. 129
1902Phlaocyon Hay p. 765
1927Aletocyon Romer and Sutton
1928Bassariscops Peterson
1988Aletocyon Carroll
1988Bassariscops Carroll
1988Phlaocyon Carroll
1999Phlaocyon Wang et al. p. 66
2008Phlaocyon Wang and Tedford

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribePhlaocyonini
genusPhlaocyon

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. †Phlaocyon Matthew 1899
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†Phlaocyon achoros Frailey 1979
†Phlaocyon annectens Peterson 1907
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Invalid names: Phlaocyon willistoni Peterson 1923 [synonym]
†Phlaocyon latidens Cope 1881
†Phlaocyon leucosteus Matthew 1899
†Phlaocyon mariae Wang et al. 1999
†Phlaocyon marslandensis McGrew 1941
†Phlaocyon minor Matthew 1907
†Phlaocyon multicuspus Romer and Sutton 1927
†Phlaocyon taylori Hayes 2000
†Phlaocyon yatkolai Wang et al. 1999
Invalid names: Aletocyon Romer and Sutton 1927 [synonym], Bassariscops Peterson 1928 [synonym]
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Late/Upper Hemingfordian or 31.80000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (53 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Oregon) P. latidens (17349)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) P. latidens (17508 93078)
Geringian - Monroecreekian29.5 - 23.1USA (Florida) P. taylori (17487)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) P. minor (17532)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. taylori (17476)
late Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Mississippi) P. taylori (277762)
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) P. sp. (167849 167853) P. taylori (167848)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Florida) Bassariscops achoros (17764)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) P. minor (17723)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Nothocyon annectens (22641) Nothocyon minor (17846) Nothocyon sp. (17744) P. leucosteus (17842) P. sp. (17805 17819 28043)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Florida) P. sp. (17837)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Nothocyon minor (17745 17750)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Texas) Nothocyon annectens (17768 17769 17773 17774) Nothocyon sp. (17775)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Aletocyon multicuspus (17821) P. annectens, P. minor (17854) P. minor (17788 17793 17833 17835 17838)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) P. sp. (167830 167841 167842)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) P. leucosteus (167863)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. leucosteus (17891 18009) P. leucosteus, P. mariae (17865) P. marslandensis (17875 17888 17932 17948 17949) P. yatkolai (17989)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) P. sp. (18597)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) P. leucosteus (17886)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) P. leucosteus (17991)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) P. leucosteus (17964)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Texas) P. minor (18617)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) P. sp. (18512)