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Tapocyon
Taxonomy
Tapocyon was named by Stock (1934). It is not extant. Its type is Tapocyon occidentalis.
It was assigned to Miacinae by Hooker (1986); to Caniformia by Flynn and Galiano (1982) and Wesley and Flynn (2003); to Miacidae by Stock (1934), Flynn (1998) and Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006); and to Carnivoramorpha by Tomiya (2011).
It was assigned to Miacinae by Hooker (1986); to Caniformia by Flynn and Galiano (1982) and Wesley and Flynn (2003); to Miacidae by Stock (1934), Flynn (1998) and Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006); and to Carnivoramorpha by Tomiya (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1934 | Tapocyon Stock |
| 1982 | Tapocyon Flynn and Galiano p. 50 |
| 1986 | Tapocyon Hooker p. 336 |
| 1998 | Tapocyon Flynn |
| 2003 | Tapocyon Wesley and Flynn |
| 2005 | Tapocyon Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842 |
| 2006 | Tapocyon Polly et al. p. 1023 |
| 2011 | Tapocyon Tomiya p. 16 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available