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Amphicyonini

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Amphicyonini was named by Trouessart (1885).

It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Morales et al. (2021).

Subtaxa
Cynelos (syn. Hecubides, Absonodaphoenus), Paludocyon
Entered
by G. Slater on 2023-05-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Amphicyonini Trouessart
2021Amphicyonini Morales et al.

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
tribeAmphicyoniniTrouessart 1885
tribeAmphicyoniniTrouessart 1885

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.

Tr. †Amphicyonini Trouessart 1885
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G. †Cynelos Jourdan 1862
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†Cynelos caroniavorus White 1942
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Invalid names: Parictis bathygenus White 1947 [synonym]
†Cynelos crassidens Filhol 1874
†Cynelos euryodon Savage 1965
†Cynelos helbingi Dehm 1950
†Cynelos idoneus Matthew 1924
†Cynelos lemanensis Pomel 1846
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Invalid names: Amphicyon acutidens Dehm 1950 [synonym]
†Cynelos malasi Hunt, Jr. and Stepleton 2015
†Cynelos piveteaui Ginsburg 1965
†Cynelos quercensis Ginsburg 1966
†Cynelos rugosidens Schlosser 1899
†Cynelos schlosseri Dehm 1950
†Cynelos sinapius Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Amphicyon amnicola Matthew and Cook 1909 [synonym]
†Cynelos stenos Hunt, Jr. and Yatkola 2020
Invalid names: Absonodaphoenus Olsen 1958 [synonym], Hecubides Savage 1965 [synonym]
G. †Paludocyon Morales et al. 2021
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†Paludocyon bohemicus Schlosser 1899
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
late Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Cynelos malasi (167825)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Cynelos sp. (17741 17744 17805)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Namibia Hecubides euryodon (70807)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Hecubides euryodon (21721 77025)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Namibia (Karas) Hecubides euryodon (146601 168035)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Uganda Cynelos sp. (28293)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Cynelos sinapius (19028)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Cynelos helbingi (148399)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Maine-et-Loire) Cynelos helbingi (48069)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Hecubides euryodon (21726 146599) Hecubides euryodon, Hecubides macrodon (21725) Hecubides macrodon (38060)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Hecubides euryodon (28441)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Cynelos helbingi (49102)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Cynelos sp. (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Loiret) Cynelos helbingi (181675)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Cynelos schlosseri, Cynelos helbingi (187579)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Amphicyon acutidens (68040)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France Cynelos helbingi (142146)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Cynelos sp. (17881 17989)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Cynelos sp. (167830)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) Cynelos sp. (17908)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Parictis bathygenus, Daphoenus caroniavorus (18597)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon idoneus (18001) Amphicyon sp. (17915) Cynelos sp. (17952 17961)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Germany Cynelos helbingi (70363)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Cynelos schlosseri (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Cynelos schlosseri (69116)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Amphicyon sinapius (19056)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon sinapius (18271)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Amphicyon sinapius (19510)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon sinapius (17904 17911) Cynelos sp. (17905)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Amphicyon sinapius (19547)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Cynelos helbingi (148395)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Cynelos sp. (71444 71453)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Amphicyon idoneus (66065)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Region Centre) Cynelos schlosseri, Cynelos helbingi (35441)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Cynelos helbingi (142149)