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Taxonomy
Prohesperocyon was named by Wang (1994). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994) and Munthe (1998); to Miacidae by Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994) and Munthe (1998); to Miacidae by Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006); and to Hesperocyoninae by Wang et al. (2008).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Prohesperocyon Wang p. 18 |
| 1998 | Prohesperocyon Munthe |
| 2005 | Prohesperocyon Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842 |
| 2006 | Prohesperocyon Polly et al. p. 1023 |
| 2008 | Prohesperocyon Wang 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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available