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Taxonomy
Mesocyon robustus was named by Matthew (1907). Its type specimen is AMNH 12884, a mandible (partial left and right rami), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 7, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of South Dakota.
It was recombined as Enhydrocyon robustus by Swisher (1982) and Swisher (1982); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon robustus by Wang (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Enhydrocyon robustus by Swisher (1982) and Swisher (1982); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon robustus by Wang (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1907 | Mesocyon robustus Matthew |
| 1982 | Enhydrocyon robustus Swisher, III |
| 1994 | Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang p. 141 |
| 1996 | Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang and Tedford |
| 2008 | Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang et al. |
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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 robustus Matthew 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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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: Harrisonian or 23.10000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Harrisonian | USA (Wyoming) | Paraenhydrocyon robustus (17812) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (South Dakota) | Mesocyon robustus (type locality: 17451) |