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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).
It was recombined as Carpocyon robustus by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Tomarctus robustus Green |
| 1999 | Carpocyon robustus Wang et al. |
| 2008 | Carpocyon robustus Wang et al. |
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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
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendonian | USA (Arizona) | Carpocyon robustus (19436) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Colorado) | Carpocyon robustus (18986) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Nebraska) | Carpocyon robustus (18048 18053 18227 18321 18447 18458) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (California) | Tomarctus robustus (type locality: 19517) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (South Dakota) | Aelurodon saevus (18268) Carpocyon robustus (18200) | |
| Clarendonian | USA (Texas) | Carpocyon robustus (18355) |