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Pseudocyon sansaniensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocyon sansaniensis was named by Lartet (1851). Its type specimen is MP Sa 207 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet
1998Pseudocyon sansaniensis Hunt, Jr. p. 214

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
genusPseudocyonLartet 1851
speciessansaniensisLartet 1851

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.

†Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the MN 6 or 20.00000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Maine-et-Loire) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (48069)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Pseudocyon sansaniensis (187580)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (68040)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France Pseudocyon sansaniensis (142146)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (69099)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (148396)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (31326)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (31776)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Pseudocyon sansaniensis (56738)