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Miocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Uintacyon (Miocyon) was named by Matthew (1909). It is not extant. Its type is Prodaphaenus scotti.

It was reranked as Miocyon by Bryant (1992), Flynn (1998) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).

It was assigned to Uintacyon by Matthew (1909); and to Miacidae by Bryant (1992), Flynn (1998) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Uintacyon (Miocyon) Matthew
1992Miocyon Bryant
1998Miocyon Flynn
2010Miocyon Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52

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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()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
superfamilyMiacoideaCope
familyMiacidae
genusMiocyon(Matthew 1909)

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. †Miocyon Matthew 1909
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Miocyon magnus Bryant 1992
Miocyon major Matthew 1909
Miocyon scotti Wortman and Matthew 1899
Miocyon vallisrubrae Friscia and Rasmussen 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoresubg
Diet 2: omnivoresubg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: primarily a carnivore, secondarily an insectivore and/or herbivoresubg
Created: 2011-05-13 10:30:07
Modified: 2011-05-12 19:30:07
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Flynn 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Friscia and Rasmussen 2010

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Duchesnean or 50.30000 to 37.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon major (16137)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Uintacyon major (16396)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Utah) M. scotti (109202 109203 109204) M. scotti, M. vallisrubrae (16572)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16651)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus scotti (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16614) Uintacyon sp. (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16628)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Utah) M. scotti (16646) Prodaphaenus scotti (16607)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon sp. (16642)
Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (California) M. scotti (16615)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2USA (Utah) M. sp. (16847)
Duchesnean40.4 - 37.2Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus sp. (16845)