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Carpocyon robustus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Tomarctus robustus was named by Green (1948). Its type locality is Ricardo, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Dove Spring Formation of California.

It was recombined as Carpocyon robustus by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Tomarctus robustus Green
1999Carpocyon robustus Wang et al.
2008Carpocyon robustus 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
subtribeBorophagina
genusCarpocyon
speciesrobustus()

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.

Carpocyon robustus Green 1948
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Tomarctus robustus (type locality: 19517)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Arizona) Carpocyon robustus (19436)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Aelurodon saevus (18268) Carpocyon robustus (18200)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Carpocyon robustus (18048 18053 18227 18321 18447 18458)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Colorado) Carpocyon robustus (18986)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Carpocyon robustus (18355)