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Paracynarctus kelloggi

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Tephrocyon kelloggi was named by Merriam (1911). Its type specimen is UCMP 11562, a mandible (lower jaw with dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Virgin Valley, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Virgin Valley Formation of Nevada.

It was recombined as Tomarctus kelloggi by Matthew (1924), Bode (1935), Henshaw (1942), Green (1948), Shotwell (1968), Munthe (1988); it was recombined as Cynodesmus kelloggi by Stirton (1940), Downs (1956); it was recombined as Cynarctus kelloggi by Wang (1994); it was recombined as Paracynarctus kelloggi by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Tephrocyon kelloggi Merriam p. 235 figs. 1 - 7
1924Tomarctus kelloggi Matthew
1935Tomarctus kelloggi Bode
1939Cynodesmus casei Wilson
1940Cynodesmus kelloggi Stirton
1941Tomarctus casei White
1942Tomarctus kelloggi Henshaw
1948Tomarctus kelloggi Green
1956Cynodesmus kelloggi Downs
1968Tomarctus kelloggi Shotwell
1988Tomarctus kelloggi Munthe
1994Cynarctus kelloggi Wang p. 63
1999Paracynarctus kelloggi Wang et al. p. 106
2008Paracynarctus kelloggi Wang et al.

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeCynarctina
genusParacynarctus
specieskelloggi()

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.

†Paracynarctus kelloggi Merriam 1911
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus casei Wilson 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 00:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemingfordian to the top of the Burdigalian or 18.50000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Colorado) Cynodesmus casei (19008)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Tomarctus thomsoni (18579)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) Paracynarctus kelloggi (19275)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Paracynarctus kelloggi (17873)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Tomarctus kelloggi (19073 19074 19075 19081)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) Tomarctus kelloggi (18961 18962)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (New Mexico) Paracynarctus kelloggi (19410)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Tomarctus sp. (19478)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Tomarctus kelloggi (19449)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Paracynarctus kelloggi (19557)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Cynodesmus kelloggi (type locality: 19103) Paracynarctus kelloggi (18924 240929 240931) Tomarctus kelloggi (19097)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Paracynarctus kelloggi (19547)