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Daphoenictis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Daphoenictis was named by Hunt (1974). It is not extant. Its type is Daphoenictis tedfordi.

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1974), Carroll (1988); and to Daphoeninae by Hunt (1998).

Species
D. tedfordi (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Daphoenictis Hunt, Jr.
1988Daphoenictis Carroll
1998Daphoenictis Hunt, Jr. p. 203

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusDaphoenictis

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. †Daphoenictis Hunt, Jr. 1974
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†Daphoenictis tedfordi Hunt, Jr. 1974
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hunt 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Duchesnean to the top of the Chadronian or 39.70000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Daphoneninae indet. (16835)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) D. tedfordi (16919 101961)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) D. sp. (16990)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) D. sp. (16940) D. tedfordi (16918 16995)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (16960 16961 16962 16963 16992)