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Canis apolloniensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Canis apolloniensis was named by Koufos and Kostopoulos (1997) [Type specimen is an anterior part of skull with mandible. Held in the Laboratory of Geology and Palaeontology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece.]. Its type specimen is APL-530. Its type locality is Apollonia 1, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Platanochori Formation of Greece.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. ambrusteri, C. anthus, C. avus, C. brevirostris, C. cautleyi, C. familiaris, C. familiearis, C. kronstadtensis, C. kuruksaensis, C. lupis, C. lupus, C. lupus, C. lupus, C. multicuspus, C. ochropus, C. ocropus, C. odessanus, C. orientalis, C. rufus, C. tengisii, C. yuanmouensis, C. brevirostris, C. lupes
Entered
by H. O'Regan (authorized by A. Turner) on 2003-09-25; modified by H. O'Regan on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Canis apolloniensis Koufos and Kostopoulos
2022Canis apolloniensis Koufos

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusCanis
speciesapolloniensis

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.

†Canis apolloniensis Koufos and Kostopoulos 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. D. Koufos and D.S. Kostopoulos 1997Small size; no diastema between the premolars; strong and well separated protocone; long lower M1 with relatively short trigonid.
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: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Greece (Macedonia) Canis apolloniensis, Canis arnensis (type locality: 34784)