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Miocyon scotti

Osteichthyes - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Prodaphaenus scotti was named by Wortman and Matthew (1899). Its type specimen is PU 11238 and AMNH 2510, a partial skull (Upper molars (PU 11238) and lower jaw (AMNH 2510)), 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 is the type species of Miocyon.

It was recombined as Uintacyon scotti by Matthew (1909), Thorpe (1923), Stock (1934), Gustafson (1986), Westgate (1990); it was recombined as Miocyon scotti by Bryant (1992), Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Prodaphaenus scotti Wortman and Matthew pp. 114 - 115 fig. 1
1902Prodaphaenus scotti Hay p. 760
1909Uintacyon scotti Matthew
1923Uintacyon scotti Thorpe
1934Uintacyon scotti Stock
1986Uintacyon scotti Gustafson
1990Uintacyon scotti Westgate
1992Miocyon scotti Bryant
2010Miocyon scotti Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
familyMiacidae
genusMiocyon(Matthew 1909)
speciesscotti()

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 scotti Wortman and Matthew 1899
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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: carnivoresubg
Diet 2: omnivoresubg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-13 10:30:07
Modified: 2011-05-12 19:30:07
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Friscia and Rasmussen 2010, Carroll 1988, Flynn 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16651)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Miocyon scotti (16572 109202 109203 109204)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16614)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Miocyon scotti (type locality: 16646) Prodaphaenus scotti (16607)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Miocyon scotti (16615)