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Taxonomy
Aelurodon meandrinus was named by Hatcher (1894). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus by Matthew (1902); it was recombined as Dinocyon meandrinus by Matthew (1902); it was recombined as Pliocyon meandrinus by Matthew (1924), Stock and Furlong (1926) and Johnston and Christian (1941); it was considered a nomen dubium by VanderHoof and Gregory (1940), McGrew (1944), Webb (1969) and Hunt (1998).
It was recombined as Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus by Matthew (1902); it was recombined as Dinocyon meandrinus by Matthew (1902); it was recombined as Pliocyon meandrinus by Matthew (1924), Stock and Furlong (1926) and Johnston and Christian (1941); it was considered a nomen dubium by VanderHoof and Gregory (1940), McGrew (1944), Webb (1969) and Hunt (1998).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1894 | Aelurodon meandrinus Hatcher p. 239 |
1902 | Aelurodon meandrinus Hay p. 774 |
1902 | Dinocyon meandrinus Matthew |
1902 | Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus Matthew p. 289 |
1924 | Pliocyon meandrinus Matthew |
1926 | Pliocyon meandrinus Stock and Furlong |
1941 | Pliocyon meandrinus Johnston and Christian |
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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.
†Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus Hatcher 1894
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available