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Carpocyon

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Carpocyon was named by Webb (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Canidae by Webb (1969), Carroll (1988); and to Borophagina by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2004), Wang et al. (2008).

Species
C. compressus (syn. Cynodesmus cuspidatus), C. limosus, C. robustus, C. webbi
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Carpocyon Webb
1988Carpocyon Carroll
1999Carpocyon Wang et al. p. 218
2004Carpocyon Wang et al. p. 451
2008Carpocyon Wang et al.

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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
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeBorophagina
genusCarpocyon

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. †Carpocyon Webb 1969
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†Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus cuspidatus Thorpe 1922 [synonym]
†Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969
†Carpocyon robustus Green 1948
†Carpocyon webbi Wang et al. 1999
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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) C. compressus (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) C. compressus (19088)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) C. sp. (19287 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) C. compressus (18123 18124 18132 18173 18205 18285 18286) C. cuspidatus (18192 18209 18284 18442) C. sp. (18206 27481)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Kansas) C. compressus (18373)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) C. compressus (18070 18112 18270) C. webbi (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Arizona) C. robustus (19436)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Colorado) C. robustus (18986)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) C. robustus (18355)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Aelurodon saevus (18268) C. robustus (18200)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Osteoborus sp. (18819)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) C. robustus (18048 18053 18227 18321 18447 18458) C. webbi (18079 18148 18217 18242 18260 18419 18466 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Tomarctus robustus (19517)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) C. limosus (18034)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) C. webbi (19186)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) C. limosus (35430)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) C. limosus (18573)