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Galecyon
Taxonomy
Galecyon was named by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Hyaenodontinae by Smith and Smith (2001); to Hyaenodontidae by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989), Gunnell (1998) and Solé et al. (2009); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013).
It was assigned to Hyaenodontinae by Smith and Smith (2001); to Hyaenodontidae by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989), Gunnell (1998) and Solé et al. (2009); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Galecyon Gingerich and Deutsch |
| 1998 | Galecyon Gunnell |
| 2001 | Galecyon Smith and Smith |
| 2009 | Galecyon Solé et al. |
| 2013 | Galecyon Solé |
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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.
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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Belgium (Brabant) | G. morloi (35531) | |
| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | G. mordax (15727 15734 15750 15788 15796 15823 46834) Paeneprolimnocyon mordax (15912) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | France (Var) | G. sp. (35538) |