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Sinopinae

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Sinopaninae was named by Solé (2013).

It was replaced with Sinopinae by Solé et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Hyaenodontidae by Morlo et al. (2014) and Solé et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Sinopaninae Solé
2014Sinopaninae Morlo et al.
2014Sinopaninae Solé et al.

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
subfamilySinopinae()

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. †Sinopinae Solé et al. 2014
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G. †Acarictis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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†Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
G. †Galecyon Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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†Galecyon chronius Zack 2011
†Galecyon gallus Solé et al. 2013
†Galecyon mordax Matthew and Granger 1915
†Galecyon morloi Smith and Smith 2001
†Galecyon peregrinus Zack 2011
G. †Gazinocyon Polly 1996
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†Gazinocyon vulpeculus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Gazinocyon whitiae Cope 1882
G. †Prototomus Cope 1874
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†Prototomus deimos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus girardoti Smith and Smith 2001
†Prototomus martis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus minimus Smith and Smith 2001
†Prototomus phobos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus robustus Matthew and Granger 1915
G. †Proviverroides Bown 1982
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G. †Pyrocyon Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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†Pyrocyon dioctetus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Pyrocyon strenuus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
G. †Sinopa Leidy 1871
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†Sinopa aculeatus Cope 1872
†Sinopa ethiopica Andrews 1906
†Sinopa eximia Leidy 1873
†Sinopa grangeri Matthew 1906
†Sinopa insectivorus Cope 1871
†Sinopa jilinia Morlo et al. 2014
†Sinopa lania Matthew 1909
†Sinopa major Wortman 1902
†Sinopa minor Wortman 1902
†Sinopa pungens Cope 1872
†Sinopa rapax Leidy 1871
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Invalid names: Stypolophus aculeatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
†Sinopa viverrinus Cope 1874
Invalid names: Stypolophus Cope 1871 [synonym], Triacodon Marsh 1871 [synonym]
G. †Tritemnodon Matthew 1906
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†Tritemnodon agilis Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Sinopa gracilis Wortman 1902 [synonym], Stypolophus brevicolcarabus Cope 1872 [synonym]
†Tritemnodon hians Cope 1877
†Tritemnodon strenuus Cope 1875
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 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Rupelian or 56.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (241 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia Sinopa sp. (133399)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Prototomus minimus, Hyaenodontidae indet. (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Prototomus sp. (87950)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France Prototomus girardoti (125597)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Prototomus girardoti (35537)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Prototomus minimus, Prototomus girardoti (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Prototomus minimus, Prototomus girardoti, Galecyon morloi (35531)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Prototomus sp. (15915)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Acarictis ryani (15458 15747 15822 46818) Acarictis ryani, Galecyon mordax, Prototomus phobos (15788) Acarictis ryani, Prototomus deimos (15759) Acarictis ryani, Prototomus martis (15754) Galecyon mordax (15734 15750 15823) Galecyon mordax, Prototomus deimos, Prototomus martis, Prototomus phobos (15796) Galecyon mordax, Prototomus martis, Prototomus phobos (15727) Galecyon mordax, Prototomus phobos (46834) Gazinocyon vulpeculus (15454) Paeneprolimnocyon mordax, Paeneprolimnocyon mordax (15912) Prototomus deimos (15729 15753 15819 15832) Prototomus deimos, Prototomus martis (15762) Prototomus deimos, Prototomus phobos (15587) Prototomus martis (15586 15588 15594 15623 15683 15695 15698 15733 15755 15756 15763 15764 15770 15792 15824 46639 46744) Prototomus martis, Prototomus phobos (15779 15790 46792 46819) Prototomus mordax (15934) Prototomus mordax, Tritemnodon sp. (15575) Prototomus phobos (15589 15590 15726 15735 15736 15738 15746 15752 15758 15776 15794 15799 15803 15815 15826 15899 46659 46720 46726 46731 46784 46807 46809 46835 46838) Prototomus phobos, Prototomus robustus (15694 15814 15835) Prototomus robustus (15543 15682 15696 15697 15704 15705 15767 15804 15806 15807 46704 46708 46714 46760 46814 46825 46843) Prototomus robustus, Prototomus secundarius (15706 15707) Prototomus robustus, Prototomus viverrinus, Tritemnodon strenua (15534) Prototomus robustus, Tritemnodon strenuus (15687) Prototomus secundarius (15622 15686 15689 46699 46703 46763 46826 186952) Prototomus secundarius, Tritemnodon strenua (15548) Prototomus secundarius, Tritemnodon strenuus (15620 46746) Prototomus sp. (15468 15493 15495 15503 15504 15505 15507 15510 15512 15513 15518 15521 15523 15550 15553 15555 15557 15566 15852 27268 46811 46831) Prototomus sp., Prolimnocyon atavus (15491) Prototomus sp., Tritemnodon hians (15552 15578) Prototomus sp., Tritemnodon sp. (15516 15559 15573 15577 15839) Prototomus sp., Tritemnodon sp., Tritemnodon strenua (15520 15522 15531 15532) Prototomus sp., Tritemnodon strenua (15524 15536 15538 15551 15554 15556 15558 15560) Prototomus vulpecula, Tritemnodon hians (15576) Pyrocyon dioctetus (46766 46777) Sinopa multicuspis (15455 15597) Sinopa multicuspis, Sinopa strenua (15889) Sinopa strenua (15907) Sinopa viverrina (15723) Sinopa vulpecula (15710) Sinopa vulpecula, Sinopa strenua (15662) Tritemnodon sp. (15511 15514) Tritemnodon sp., Prolimnocyon atavus (15515) Tritemnodon sp., Prototomus sp. (15793) Tritemnodon strenua, Prototomus vulpecula (15964) Tritemnodon strenuus (15703)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Prototomus viverrinus (15452)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Acarictis ryani, Sinopa sp. (15887) Prototomus deimos, Prototomus martis, Sinopa sp. (15485) Prototomus martis, Prototomus viverrinus (15480) Prototomus secundarius (15725) Prototomus sp. (15225 15278 15290 15377 15388) Sinopa sp. (15857) Tritemnodon strenuus (15279 15309)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Prototomus sp. (15719)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Prototomus sp. (37206)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Galecyon sp. (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Prototomus deimos (154262 154271) Prototomus robustus (15684) Prototomus secundarius (15680 15681) Tritemnodon strenuus (15691 15700)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Sinopa strenua (16240)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Sinopa minor (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Proviverroides sp., Sinopa grangeri, Sinopa minor, Tritemnodon whitiae (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Prototomus sp. (16397) Proviverra sp. (16219) Proviverroides piercei (16223) Sinopa eximia, Sinopa rapax, Tritemnodon agilis (16228) Sinopa grangeri, Sinopa pungens (16205) Sinopa lania (223510) Sinopa major (16244 223427 223466 223471 223479 223481 223482 223483) Sinopa minor (16136 16210 16277 16308 16341 223477) Sinopa rapax (16095 16107 16284 16305 16309 16315 16332 16336 16357) Sinopa sp. (16647 129895) Sinopa sp., Sinopa major, Sinopa minor, Tritemnodon agilis (16201) Sinopa sp., Tritemnodon sp. (15837) Tritemnodon agilis (16087) Tritemnodon sp. (16137 223459) Tritemnodon strenua (16207)
Bridgerian - Uintan50.3 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Sinopa sp. (223465)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3China (Jilin) Sinopa jilinia (71665)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Proviverra major (16650)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Sinopa major (16614)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Proviverra major (16652)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Prototomus minor (12840)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Prototomus minor (12849)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Sinopa ethiopica (65960)