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Daphoenus vetus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Daphoenus vetus was named by Leidy (1853) [genotype; also said to be 1854]. Its type specimen is USNM 658-659 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Daphoenus.

It was recombined as Amphicyon vetus by Leidy (1854) and Leidy (1857).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Daphoenus vetus Leidy p. 393
1854Amphicyon vetus Leidy
1857Amphicyon vetus Leidy p. 90
1899Daphoenus vetus Wortman and Matthew p. 129
1902Proamphicyon nebrascensis Hatcher
1902Daphoenus vetus Hay p. 772
1936Daphoenus vetus Scott and Jepsen
1948Daphoenus vetus Hough
1996Daphoenus vetus Hunt, Jr.
1998Daphoenus vetus Hunt, Jr. p. 204

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusDaphoenus
speciesvetus

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.

†Daphoenus vetus Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Proamphicyon nebrascensis Hatcher 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:35:04
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:35:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hunt 1998

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) Daphoenus vetus (17082 17113)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Daphoenus vetus (17297) Proamphicyon nebrascensis (17080)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Daphoenus vetus (17092 17133)