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Limnocyon potens

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy

Limnocyon potens was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 13138, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Washakie B (Lower), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Washakie Formation of Wyoming.

Synonyms

Limnocyon douglassi was named by Peterson (1919). Its type specimen is C. M. No. 3373, a partial skeleton (fragments of skull, lower jaws, and other portions of skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

It was synonymized subjectively with Limnocyon potens by Denison (1938), Gunnell (1998).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1909	Limnocyon potens Matthew
1919	Limnocyon douglassi Peterson

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()

Rank	Name	Author
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Ferae	()
order	Creodonta	()
order	Hyaenodonta	()
subfamily	Limnocyoninae
genus	Limnocyon
species	potens

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.

†Limnocyon potens Matthew 1909

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Invalid names: Limnocyon douglassi Peterson 1919 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialsubc

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

Life habit:

ground dwellingg

Diet:

omnivoreg

Reproduction:

viviparoussubc

Created:

2006-04-21 22:34:14

Modified:

2011-04-24 20:44:12

Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Morlo and Gunnell 2005

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Utah)	Limnocyon douglassi (16607 16646)
Uintan	46.2 - 39.7	USA (Wyoming)	Limnocyon potens (type locality: 16648)