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Amphicyon palaeindicus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Amphicyon palaeindicus was named by Falconer and Lydekker (1876). It is not extant. Its type locality is Noorpur, Chambal, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Lower Formation of India.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. confucianus, A. cooperi, A. crassidens, A. steinheimensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Amphicyon palaeindicus Falconer and Lydekker

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
genusAmphicyonLartet 1836
speciespalaeindicusFalconer and Lydekker 1876

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.

†Amphicyon palaeindicus Falconer and Lydekker 1876
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.98000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333India (Madhya Pradesh) Amphicyon palaeindicus (type locality: 232179)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Pakistan Amphicyon palaeindicus (232178)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Nepal Amphicyon palaeindicus (48701)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Pakistan (Punjab) Amphicyon palaeindicus (13472)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Amphicyon palaeindicus (13473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Nepal (Dang Valley) Amphicyon palaeindicus (201837)