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Carpocyon webbi

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Carpocyon webbi was named by Wang et al. (1999). Its type locality is Midway Quarry, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Carpocyon webbi Wang et al.
2008Carpocyon webbi 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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeBorophagina
genusCarpocyon
specieswebbi

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 webbi 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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Carpocyon sp. (19287 19535)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Carpocyon webbi (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Carpocyon webbi (18079 18148 18217 18242 type locality: 18260 18419 18466 188779)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Carpocyon webbi (19186)