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Taxonomy
Ectopocynus was named by Wang (1994). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Canidae by Munthe (1998); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang (1994) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Canidae by Munthe (1998); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang (1994) and Wang et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1994 | Ectopocynus Wang p. 147 |
| 1998 | Ectopocynus Munthe |
| 2008 | Ectopocynus 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. †Ectopocynus Wang 1994
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†Ectopocynus antiquus Wang 1994
†Ectopocynus intermedius Wang 1994
†Ectopocynus simplicidens Wang 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Arikareean or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Whitneyan | USA (South Dakota) | E. antiquus (17339) | |
| Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | E. antiquus, E. intermedius (17532) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | E. simplicidens (17865 17891 18021) |