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Cuon priscus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Cuon priscus was named by Thenius (1954). It is not extant. Its type locality is Hundsheim bei Hainburg, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Cuon priscus Thenius
2020Cuon priscus Mecozzi et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusCuonHodgson 1838
speciespriscusThenius 1954

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.

Cuon priscus Thenius 1954
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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: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:12:07
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:12:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Van Valkenburgh 1988, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Cuon priscus (50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Austria (Niederoesterreich) Cuon priscus (type locality: 50258)