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Cormocyon copei

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Cormocyon copei was named by Wang and Tedford (1992). Its type specimen is AMNH 6885, a partial skeleton (skull, mandible, vertebrae, pelvis, and distal right humerus), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Cormocyon copei Wang and Tedford p. 225
1999Cormocyon copei Wang et al. p. 88
2008Cormocyon copei Wang et al.
2011Cormocyon copei Strganac p. 14

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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
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
genusCormocyon
speciescopei

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.

†Cormocyon copei Wang and Tedford 1992
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Miocene or 27.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Cormocyon copei (17474)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Cormocyon copei (17537 93078)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Florida) Cormocyon copei (17764)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Oregon) Cormocyon copei (17603 93079)
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (Washington) Cormocyon copei (119837 119838)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Colorado) Cormocyon copei (18902 19091)