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Pyrocyon
Taxonomy
Pyrocyon was named by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Pyrocyon dioctetus.
It was assigned to Hyaenodontidae by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989) and Gunnell (1998); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013) and Solé et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Hyaenodontidae by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989) and Gunnell (1998); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013) and Solé et al. (2014).
Species
P. dioctetus (type species), P. strenuus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1989 | Pyrocyon Gingerich and Deutsch |
| 1998 | Pyrocyon Gunnell |
| 2013 | Pyrocyon Solé |
| 2014 | Pyrocyon Solé 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.
G. †Pyrocyon Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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†Pyrocyon dioctetus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Pyrocyon strenuus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998 | |||||
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | P. dioctetus (46766 46777) |