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Taxonomy
Hesperocyoninae was named by Tedford (1978) [also (incorrectly) attributed to L. D. Martin 1989]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008), Wang and Tedford (2008), Welsh (2014) and Korth et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008), Wang and Tedford (2008), Welsh (2014) and Korth et al. (2022).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1978 | Hesperocyoninae Tedford |
| 1994 | Hesperocyoninae Wang p. 23 |
| 1999 | Hesperocyoninae Wang et al. p. 21 |
| 2008 | Hesperocyoninae Wang et al. |
| 2014 | Hesperocyoninae Welsh |
| 2022 | Hesperocyoninae Korth 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.
Subfm. †Hesperocyoninae Tedford 1978
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G. †Cynodesmus Scott 1893
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†Cynodesmus martini Wang 1994
†Cynodesmus thooides Scott 1893
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Invalid names: Brachyrhynchocyon douglasi Macdonald 1970 [synonym], Mesocyon drummondanus Douglass 1903 [synonym], Sunkahetanka sheffleri Macdonald 1967 [synonym]
G. †Ectopocynus Wang 1994
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†Ectopocynus antiquus Wang 1994
†Ectopocynus intermedius Wang 1994
†Ectopocynus simplicidens Wang 1994
G. †Enhydrocyon Cope 1879
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†Enhydrocyon basilatus Cope 1879
†Enhydrocyon crassidens Matthew 1907
†Enhydrocyon pahinsintewakpa Macdonald 1963
Invalid names: Hyaenocyon Cope 1879 [synonym], Hyaenocyon sectorius Cope 1883 [nomen vanum]
G. †Hesperocyon Scott 1890
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†Hesperocyon coloradensis Wang 1994
†Hesperocyon gregarius Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Amphicyon gracilis Leidy 1856 [synonym], Cynodictis hylactor Hay 1899 [synonym], Cynodictis paterculus Matthew 1903 [synonym], Nanodelphys mcgrewi Russell 1972 [synonym]
Invalid names: Alloeodectes Russell 1984 [synonym], Pseudocynodictis Schlosser 1902 [synonym]
G. †Mesocyon Scott 1890
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†Mesocyon coryphaeus Cope 1879
†Mesocyon temnodon Wortman and Matthew 1899
Invalid names: Hypotemnodon Eyerman 1894 [synonym], Mesocyon josephi secundus Thorpe 1922 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Osbornodon Wang 1994
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†Osbornodon brachypus Cope 1881
†Osbornodon fricki Wang 1994
†Osbornodon iamonensis Sellards 1916
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus nobilis Simpson 1932 [synonym], Paradaphoenus tropicalis White 1942 [synonym]
†Osbornodon renjiei Wang 1994
†Osbornodon scitulus Hay 1924
†Osbornodon sesnoni Macdonald 1967
†Osbornodon wangi Hayes 2000
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available