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Miocyon major
Taxonomy
Uintacyon major was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 12159, a mandible (m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Uintacyon bathygnathus by Gustafson (1986); it was recombined as Miocyon major by Bryant (1992), Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Uintacyon bathygnathus by Gustafson (1986); it was recombined as Miocyon major by Bryant (1992), Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1909 | Uintacyon major Matthew |
| 1992 | Miocyon major Bryant |
| 2010 | Miocyon major Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52 |
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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.
†Miocyon major Matthew 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Friscia and Rasmussen 2010, Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Bridgerian or 51.10000 to 45.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Uintacyon major (16137) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Utah) | Uintacyon major (16396) |