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Aphanocyon codyensis

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Aphanocyon codyensis was named by Secord (2008). Its type specimen is UM 92145, an other (associated left and right maxillae + dentaries), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is MP-94, which is in a Paleocene fluvial horizon in Wyoming. It is the type species of Aphanocyon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Aphanocyon codyensis Secord p. 146 fig. 59

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusAphanocyon
speciescodyensis

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.

Aphanocyon codyensis Secord 2008
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Tiffanian or 58.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Aphanocyon codyensis (15060)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Aphanocyon codyensis (type locality: 188231)