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Gazinocyon vulpeculus

Osteichthyes - Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Sinopa vulpecula was named by Matthew and Granger (1915).

It was synonymized subjectively with Prototomus multicuspis by Guthrie (1971); it was recombined as Prototomus vulpecula by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989); it was recombined as Gazinocyon vulpeculus by Polly (1996), Gunnell (1998).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Sinopa vulpecula Matthew and Granger
1989Prototomus vulpecula Gingerich and Deutsch
1996Gazinocyon vulpeculus Polly
1998Gazinocyon vulpeculus Gunnell

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
genusGazinocyon
speciesvulpeculus()

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.

Gazinocyon vulpeculus Matthew and Granger 1915
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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
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 56.00000 to 51.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Gazinocyon vulpeculus (15454) Prototomus vulpecula (15576 15964) Sinopa vulpecula (15662 15710)