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Euoplocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Euoplocyon Matthew
1998Euoplocyon Munthe
1999Euoplocyon Wang et al. p. 132
2008Euoplocyon Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeCynarctina
genusEuoplocyon

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. †Euoplocyon Matthew 1924
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Euoplocyon brachygnathus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Euoplocyon praedator Matthew 1924 [synonym]
Euoplocyon spissidens White 1947
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Aelurocyon spissidens (18597)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Aelurodon brachygnathus (18894)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) E. brachygnathus (19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) E. sp. (19056)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) E. brachygnathus (17905 17955) E. praedator (18004)