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Cynodesmus
Taxonomy
Cynodesmus was named by Scott (1893).
It was assigned to Caninae by Hay (1902); to Canidae by Scott (1893), Carroll (1988); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Caninae by Hay (1902); to Canidae by Scott (1893), Carroll (1988); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1893 | Cynodesmus Scott |
| 1902 | Cynodesmus Hay p. 773 |
| 1988 | Cynodesmus Carroll |
| 1994 | Cynodesmus Wang p. 61 |
| 2008 | Cynodesmus Wang et al. |
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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.
G. †Cynodesmus Scott 1893
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†Cynodesmus martini Wang 1994
†Cynodesmus thooides Scott 1893
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Invalid names: Brachyrhynchocyon douglasi Macdonald 1970 [synonym], Mesocyon drummondanus Douglass 1903 [synonym], Sunkahetanka sheffleri Macdonald 1967 [synonym]
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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (15 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitneyan | USA (South Dakota) | C. thooides (17315 17339 17342 17343 17429 17431) Sunkahetanka sheffleri (17345) | |
| Whitneyan | USA (Nebraska) | C. thooides (17323) | |
| Geringian | USA (South Dakota) | Brachyrhynchocyon douglasi (17630) | |
| Geringian | USA (Nebraska) | C. thooides (17486) | |
| Arikareean | USA (Montana) | C. thooides (17509) Mesocyon drummondanus (17540) | |
| Arikareean | USA (South Dakota) | C. thooides (17483 17579) | |
| Arikareean | USA (Nebraska) | C. martini (17598) |