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Delotrochanter

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Delotrochanter was named by Hunt (2011). Its type is Delotrochanter oryktes.

It was assigned to Temnocyoninae by Hunt (2011).

Species
D. major, D. oryktes (type species), D. petersoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. p. 58

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyTemnocyoninae
genusDelotrochanter

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.

G. †Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. 2011
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†Delotrochanter major Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter oryktes Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter petersoni Hunt, Jr. 2011
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. M. Hunt 2011Distinguished from Temno- cyon by absence of the m1 metaconid; by a centrally placed m2 protoconid and hypoconid; and by proportions of P4 and M1 (table 6, ratios A/B, C/D); from Mammacyon by a short, less elongate skull, by shorter broad p2–3 and less elongate m2 (ratio E/F); and from Rudiocyon by a more elongate m2 (ratio E/F). See tables 1–5.
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hunt 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 26.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Canidae indet. (17565)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Daphoenodon superbus (17845) D. oryktes (17741 22641)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) D. major (17854)