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Canis etruscus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonyms
  • Canis olivolanus was named by Del Campana (1913). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Canis etruscus by Torre (1967), Koufos (2022).
  • Canis majori was named by Del Campana (1913) [year is made up].

    It was recombined as Cuon majori by Del Campana (1900), Kurten (1968); it was synonymized subjectively with Canis etruscus by Torre (1967), Koufos (2022).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Canis etruscus Forsyth Major
1900Cuon majori Del Campana
1913Canis majori Del Campana
1913Canis olivolanus Del Campana
1968Cuon majori Kurten
1968Canis etruscus Kurten p. 109
2008Canis etruscus Wang et al.
2022Canis etruscus Koufos

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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
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusCanis
speciesetruscusForsyth Major 1877

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.

†Canis etruscus Forsyth Major 1877
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Invalid names: Canis majori Del Campana 1913 [synonym], Canis olivolanus Del Campana 1913 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 16 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.55000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene11.63 - 0.774Spain (Castellón) Canis etruscus (183092)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Georgia Canis etruscus (39882)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Tajikistan Canis etruscus (34445)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Italy Canis etruscus (96741)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Canis etruscus (35076)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Italy (Tuscany) Canis etruscus (49240)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Bulgaria Canis etruscus (58809)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Tajikistan (Zulfi) Canis etruscus (34434)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Italy (Perugia) Canis etruscus (197940)
MN 163.55 - 2.245France Canis etruscus (47100)
Villafranchian3.55 - 1.8Spain (Castellon) Canis etruscus (34929)
Villafranchian - Pleistocene3.55 - 0.0117Greece (Macedonia) Canis etruscus (34617)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Spain (Granada) Canis etruscus (77773)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Murcia) Canis etruscus (34911)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Spain (Granada) Canis etruscus (34898)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Netherlands Canis etruscus (189574)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Tuscany) Canis etruscus (44146)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Romania Canis etruscus (39847 39848)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy (Perugia) Canis etruscus (44145)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774France (Auvergne) Canis etruscus (42241 47829 47831)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Italy Canis etruscus (189026)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Croatia (Istria) Canis etruscus (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece (Thessaly) Canis etruscus (34782)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Canis etruscus (50274)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Kyrgyzstan Canis etruscus (34447)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Kazakhstan Canis etruscus (34446)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129Italy (Basilicata) Canis etruscus (50466)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Kozani) Canis etruscus (34764)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Israel Canis etruscus (37024 37026)
Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Italy Canis etruscus (197052)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Italy (Lazio) Canis etruscus (49414)
MN 172.245 - 1.8Italy (Tuscany) Canis etruscus (49254)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.8 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Canis etruscus (35078)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Granada) Canis etruscus (34985)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Aquitaine) Canis etruscus (49093)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence) Canis etruscus (48889 48890 48893 48908 48910 48911)