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Taxonomy
Temnocyon josephi was named by Cope (1881) [type is from somewhere in the "John Day beds of the John Day region"; name provided, but no description]. Its type specimen is AMNH 6878, a partial skull (anterior half of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Mesocyon josephi by Scott (1890), Hay (1902), Merriam (1906), Matthew (1907), Loomis (1936), Hough (1948), Stevens (1991), Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Hypotemnodon josephi by Wortman and Matthew (1899); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon josephi by Wang (1994), Fremd (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008); it was misspelled as Parenhydrocyon josephi by Strganac (2011).
It was recombined as Mesocyon josephi by Scott (1890), Hay (1902), Merriam (1906), Matthew (1907), Loomis (1936), Hough (1948), Stevens (1991), Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Hypotemnodon josephi by Wortman and Matthew (1899); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon josephi by Wang (1994), Fremd (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008); it was misspelled as Parenhydrocyon josephi by Strganac (2011).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Temnocyon josephi Cope p. 179 |
| 1890 | Mesocyon josephi Scott |
| 1899 | Hypotemnodon josephi Wortman and Matthew p. 130 |
| 1902 | Mesocyon josephi Hay p. 773 |
| 1906 | Mesocyon josephi Merriam p. 19 |
| 1907 | Mesocyon josephi Matthew |
| 1935 | Mesocyon hortulirosae Schlaikjer |
| 1936 | Mesocyon josephi Loomis p. 49 |
| 1948 | Mesocyon josephi Hough |
| 1991 | Mesocyon josephi Stevens |
| 1994 | Paraenhydrocyon josephi Fremd |
| 1994 | Paraenhydrocyon josephi Wang p. 135 |
| 1994 | Mesocyon josephi Wang and Fremd |
| 1996 | Paraenhydrocyon josephi Wang and Tedford |
| 2008 | Paraenhydrocyon josephi Wang et al. |
| 2011 | Parenhydrocyon josephi Strganac p. 17 |
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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.
†Paraenhydrocyon josephi Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Mesocyon hortulirosae Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Harrisonian or 29.50000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Geringian | USA (Oregon) | Paraenhydrocyon josephi (17508 93078) | |
| Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | Mesocyon hortulirosae (17466) Paraenhydrocyon josephi (17472 17493 17536 17667 17703) | |
| Monroecreekian | USA (Washington) | Parenhydrocyon josephi (119838) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Wyoming) | Paraenhydrocyon josephi (17794 17811 17815) |