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Paracynarctus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Paracynarctus Wang et al. p. 106
2008Paracynarctus 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
genusParacynarctus

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. †Paracynarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Paracynarctus kelloggi Merriam 1911
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus casei Wilson 1939 [synonym]
†Paracynarctus sinclairi 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

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

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Colorado) Cynodesmus casei (19008)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Tomarctus thomsoni (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) P. kelloggi (19275)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. kelloggi (17873)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Tomarctus kelloggi (18961 18962)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Tomarctus kelloggi (19073 19074 19075 19081)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) P. kelloggi (19410)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Tomarctus sp. (19478)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. kelloggi (19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Cynodesmus kelloggi (19103) P. kelloggi (18924) Tomarctus kelloggi (19097)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Tomarctus kelloggi (19449)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) P. kelloggi (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. sinclairi (17880 17955 17972 17976 18004)