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Aelurodon stirtoni

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Strobodon stirtoni was named by Wang et al. (1999) [genotype]. Its type specimen is UCMP V-33474, a maxilla, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Fence Line, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Aelurodon stirtoni by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Strobodon stirtoni Webb
1999Aelurodon stirtoni Wang et al.
1999Strobodon stirtoni Wang et al.
2008Aelurodon stirtoni Wang et al.

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeAelurodontina
genusAelurodon
speciesstirtoni()

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.

†Aelurodon stirtoni Wang et al. 1999
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon stirtoni (18119)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Aelurodon stirtoni (19520) Strobodon sp. (19535)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon stirtoni (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon stirtoni (18176 18217 18408) Strobodon stirtoni (type locality: 18159 18414)