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Paraenhydrocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Paraenhydrocyon Wang p. 128
1998Paraenhydrocyon Munthe
2008Paraenhydrocyon 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyHesperocyoninaeTedford 1978
genusParaenhydrocyon

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. †Paraenhydrocyon Wang 1994
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Invalid names: Mesocyon hortulirosae Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
†Paraenhydrocyon robustus Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Temnocyon venator Cook 1909 [synonym]
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, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Chattian or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) P. josephi (17508 93078)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Mesocyon hortulirosae (17466) P. josephi (17472 17493 17536 17667 17703)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) P. wallovianus (17603 93079)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Washington) Parenhydrocyon josephi (119838)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Texas) Enhydrocyon venator (17774)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) P. josephi (17811) P. josephi, P. wallovianus (17794 17815) P. robustus (17812) P. wallovianus (17788 17833)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Mesocyon robustus (17451)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Mesocyon venator (17846)