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Ischyrocyon gidleyi

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Dinocyon gidleyi was named by Matthew (1902). Its type specimen is AMNH 10671, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Skillet Creek, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Texas.

It was recombined as Dinocyon (Borophagus) gidleyi by Matthew (1902); it was recombined as Pliocyon gidleyi by Matthew (1924), Stock and Furlong (1926), Johnston and Christian (1941); it was recombined as Ischyrocyon gidleyi by Webb (1969), Hunt (1998), May (2019).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Dinocyon (Borophagus) gidleyi Matthew p. 290
1904Ischyrocyon hyaenodus Matthew and Gidley p. 246 figs. 1 and 2
1924Pliocyon gidleyi Matthew
1926Hadrocyon mohavensis Stock and Furlong
1926Pliocyon gidleyi Stock and Furlong
1941Pliocyon gidleyi Johnston and Christian
1941Pliocyon walkerae Johnston and Christian
1969Ischyrocyon gidleyi Webb
1969Ischyrocyon mohavensis Webb
1992Ischyrocyon mohavensis Whistler and Burbank
1998Ischyrocyon gidleyi Hunt, Jr. p. 215
2019Ischyrocyon gidleyi May

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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
genusIschyrocyon
speciesgidleyi(Matthew 1902)

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.

†Ischyrocyon gidleyi Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Hadrocyon mohavensis Stock and Furlong 1926 [synonym], Ischyrocyon hyaenodus Matthew and Gidley 1904 [synonym], Pliocyon walkerae Johnston and Christian 1941 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (type locality: 18375)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (18629)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (18077)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (18268) Ischyrocyon hyaenodus (18063)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Hadrocyon mohavensis (19383) Ischyrocyon mohavensis (19384)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (18092 18230 18243 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Amphicyon sp. (18640) Ischyrocyon gidleyi (18610 18623)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (Texas) Pliocyon walkerae (18346)