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Simocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Taxonomy
Simocyon was named by Wagner (1858).

It was assigned to Procyonidae by Wagner (1858); to Arctomorpha by Wolson (1993); to Simocyoninae by Baskin (1998) and Peigné et al. (2005); and to Ailuridae by Salesa et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Simocyon Wagner
1921Pliocyon Thorpe p. 477 figs. 1 - 3
1922Araeocyon Thorpe
1993Simocyon Wolson p. 362
1998Simocyon Baskin p. 149
2005Simocyon Peigné et al. p. 220
2006Simocyon Salesa et al. p. 381

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyAiluridae()
genusSimocyonWagner 1858

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. †Simocyon Wagner 1858
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Simocyon batalleri Viret 1929
Simocyon diaphorus Kaup 1832
Simocyon primigenius Wagner 1858
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Invalid names: Pliocyon marshi Thorpe 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Araeocyon Thorpe 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Turolian or 10.30000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Moldova (Tighina Departement) S. primigenius (36143)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) S. diaphorus (75481)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Idaho) S. marshi (19034)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Pliocyon marshi (19015)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Spain S. batalleri (78514)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) S. primigenius (202213)