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Taxonomy
Cynarctus was named by Matthew (1902).
It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Matthew (1902); to Procyonidae by McGrew (1938); to Canidae by Carroll (1988); and to Cynarctina by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Matthew (1902); to Procyonidae by McGrew (1938); to Canidae by Carroll (1988); and to Cynarctina by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1902 | Cynarctus Matthew |
| 1938 | Cynarctus McGrew p. 324 |
| 1988 | Cynarctus Carroll |
| 1999 | Cynarctus Wang et al. p. 114 |
| 2008 | Cynarctus Wang et al. |
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G. †Cynarctus Matthew 1902
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†Cynarctus crucidens Barbour and Cook 1914
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Invalid names: Cynarctus fortidens Hall and Dalquest 1962 [synonym]
†Cynarctus galushai Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctus marylandica Berry 1938
†Cynarctus saxatilis Matthew 1902
†Cynarctus voorhiesi Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctus wangi Jasinski and Wallace 2015
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| P. O. McGrew 1938 | I3/3, C1/1, P4/4, M2/3; jaw slender, coronoid process triangular. m1 with prominent cusp external to protoconid, m3 relatively large, P4 with strong internal cingulum but no distinct cusp posterior to the protocone. Upper molars bunodont, antero-posteriorly expanded, with large metaconules, heavy antero-internal cingula, and weak external cingula. |