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Canis familiaris (dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Canis familiaris Linnaeus p. 36
1860Canis familiaris Leidy p. 116
1875Canis familiaris Bourguignat
1885Pachycyon robustus Allen p. 4
1902Pachycyon robustus Hay p. 776
1911Canis familiaris Thomas p. 134
1978Canis familiaris van Gelder
1980Canis familiaris Kurten and Anderson p. 171

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

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 familiaris Linnaeus 1758 [dog]
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Canis familiaris sagax Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Pachycyon robustus Allen 1885 [synonym]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Quaternary to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Canis familiaris (189574)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Canis familiaris (227368)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Russian Federation Canis familiaris (197162)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Italy (Lombardia) Canis familiaris (36376)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Canis familiaris (154805)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Marshall Islands Canis familiaris (194995)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Northern Mariana Islands Canis familiaris (194625 194632)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Alaska) Canis familiaris (176411)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Canis familiaris (122115)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland Canis familiaris (162545 229885 229938 229939 229940 229942 229943)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Canis familiaris (193448)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Canis familiaris (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Zambia Canis familiaris (21894)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar (Toliara) Canis familiaris (92732 92733)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Canis familiaris (221970 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Canis familiaris (71349)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Newfoundland) Canis familiaris (228844)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Canis familiaris (104675) Pachycyon robustus (104667)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greenland (Qeqertasussuk) Canis familiaris (187755)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Canis familiaris (71329)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Canis familiaris (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Canis familiaris (191169)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Canis familiaris (162133)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Canis familiaris (175940 175941 175942)