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Lupulella

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Lupulella was named by Hilzheimer (1906). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Canis by Tedford et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Canina by Hilzheimer (1906); and to Canidae by Geraads (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Lupulella Hilzheimer
2011Lupulella Geraads

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusLupulellaHilzheimer 1906

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.

G. Lupulella Hilzheimer 1906
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Lupulella mesomelas Schreber 1775 [black-backed jackal]
†Lupulella mohibi Geraads 2011
†Lupulella paralius Geraads 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774South Africa Canis mesomelas (21791)
Zanclean - Calabrian5.333 - 0.774Kenya Canis mesomelas (21399)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117South Africa Canis mesomelas (21960)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Canis aureus (32052)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa Canis mesomelas (22340)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Canis mesomelas (21783)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Canis mesomelas (22334) L. mesomelas (230224)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Canis mesomelas (22596)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya (Rift Valley) Canis mesomelas (21302)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781South Africa Canis mesomelas (21824 21826 21827)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Canis mesomelas (21377 32051)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Kenya Canis mesomelas (21963)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117South Africa Canis mesomelas (21695 21825 21828 21829 21915 21916 21929 21931 21953 21954 21956 115191 115205)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Zambia Canis mesomelas (21924)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0South Africa Canis mesomelas (21711 21948 21950 21951 21952)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya (Rift Valley) Canis mesomelas (21294 21296)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Canis mesomelas (22628)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774South Africa Canis mesomelas (21961)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Algeria L. mohibi (22584)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129South Africa Canis mesomelas (115188)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Morocco L. mohibi (34287 34330 230985)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Kenya Canis mesomelas (21276 21277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Canis mesomelas (115167)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Canis mesomelas (21709 96974 115184)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Canis mesomelas (21690)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (Orange Free) Canis mesomelas (21897)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa Canis mesomelas (21918 96973)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Canis mesomelas (21693)