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Taxonomy
Temnocyon wallovianus was named by Cope (1881) [type is from the "John Day Bad Lands" and possibly from the Turtle Cove Member based on matrix coloration]. Its type specimen is AMNH 6858, a partial skull (rostral part of skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Enhydrocyon wallovianus by Loomis (1936); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus by Wang (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Enhydrocyon wallovianus by Loomis (1936); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus by Wang (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996), Wang et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Temnocyon wallovianus Cope |
| 1899 | Temnocyon wallovianus Wortman and Matthew p. 130 |
| 1902 | Temnocyon wallovianus Hay p. 773 |
| 1909 | Temnocyon venator Cook |
| 1936 | Enhydrocyon venator Loomis p. 49 |
| 1936 | Enhydrocyon wallovianus Loomis p. 49 |
| 1958 | Temnocyon venator Olsen |
| 1963 | Temnocyon venator Macdonald |
| 1963 | Temnocyon wallovianus Macdonald |
| 1991 | Mesocyon venator Stevens |
| 1994 | Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus Wang p. 129 |
| 1996 | Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus Wang and Tedford |
| 2008 | Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus 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 wallovianus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Temnocyon venator Cook 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Harrisonian to the top of the Chattian or 23.10000 to 23.04000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chattian | USA (Oregon) | Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus (17603 93079) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | Mesocyon venator (17846) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Wyoming) | Paraenhydrocyon wallovianus (17788 17794 17815 17833) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Texas) | Enhydrocyon venator (17774) |