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Amphicyonidae (bear-dog)
Taxonomy
Amphicyonidae was named by Haeckel (1886) [also attributed to Trouessart 1885]. It is not extant.
It was assigned to Arctoidea by Hunt (2001), Hunt (2002) and Hunt (2002); to Arctoidea by Carroll (1988), Hunt (1998) and Wang et al. (2005); to Carnivora by Sach and Heizmann (2001), Morales et al. (2007) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010); to Arctoidea by Zhai et al. (2003), Hunt (2011) and Hunt and Stepleton (2015); and to Caniformia by Morlo et al. (2007), Tomiya (2011) and Tomiya and Tseng (2016).
It was assigned to Arctoidea by Hunt (2001), Hunt (2002) and Hunt (2002); to Arctoidea by Carroll (1988), Hunt (1998) and Wang et al. (2005); to Carnivora by Sach and Heizmann (2001), Morales et al. (2007) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010); to Arctoidea by Zhai et al. (2003), Hunt (2011) and Hunt and Stepleton (2015); and to Caniformia by Morlo et al. (2007), Tomiya (2011) and Tomiya and Tseng (2016).
Subtaxa
Amphicyanis, Amphicyoninae, Angelarctocyon, Aphicyoninae, Arctamphicyon, Aymardia, Bonisicyon, Brachycyon, Cynodictis, Cyotherium, Daphoeninae, Guangxicyon, Gustafsonia, Haplocyoninae, Harpagophagus, Notoamphicyon, Protemnocyon, Pseudamphicyon, Pseudocyonopsis, Storchictis, Symplectocyon, Temnocyoninae, Thaumastocyoninae
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1886 | Amphicyonidae Haeckel |
1988 | Amphicyonidae Carroll |
1998 | Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 200 |
2001 | Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 3 |
2001 | Amphicyonidae Sach and Heizmann p. 28 |
2002 | Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 9 |
2003 | Amphicyonidae Zhai et al. p. 294 |
2005 | Amphicyonidae Wang et al. p. 7 |
2007 | Amphicyonidae Morales et al. p. 75 |
2007 | Amphicyonidae Morlo et al. p. 149 |
2010 | Amphicyonidae Werdelin and Peigne p. 603 |
2011 | Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 21 |
2011 | Amphicyonidae Tomiya p. 19 |
2015 | Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. and Stepleton pp. e891229-4 |
2016 | Amphicyonidae Tomiya and Tseng p. 5 |
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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.
Fm. †Amphicyonidae Haeckel 1886 [bear-dog]
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G. †Amphicyanis Springhorn 1977
Subfm. †Amphicyoninae Trouessart 1885
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Tr. †Amphicyonini Trouessart 1885
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G. †Amphicyon Lartet 1836
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Subg. †Amphicyon (Euroamphicyon) Ginsburg 1999
†Amphicyon argentinus Ameghino 1904
†Amphicyon frendens Matthew 1924
†Amphicyon galushai Hunt, Jr. 2003
†Amphicyon giganteus Schinz 1825
†Amphicyon gracilis Pomel 1847
†Amphicyon ingens Matthew 1924
†Amphicyon intermedius White 1940
†Amphicyon lathanicus Ginsburg 2000
†Amphicyon laugnacensis Ginsburg 1999
†Amphicyon longiramus White 1942
†Amphicyon major De Blainville 1841
†Amphicyon olisiponensis Antunes and Ginsburg 1977
†Amphicyon palaeindicus Falconer and Lydekker 1876
†Amphicyon pontoni Simpson 1930
†Amphicyon reinheimeri Cook 1926
†Amphicyon riggsi McGrew 1939
†Amphicyon zhanxiangi Jiangzuo et al. 2018
G. †Cynelos Jourdan 1862
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†Cynelos crassidens Filhol 1874
†Cynelos euryodon Savage 1965
†Cynelos helbingi Dehm 1950
†Cynelos idoneus Matthew 1924
†Cynelos lemanensis Pomel 1846
†Cynelos malasi Hunt, Jr. and Stepleton 2015
†Cynelos piveteaui Ginsburg 1965
†Cynelos quercensis Ginsburg 1966
†Cynelos rugosidens Schlosser 1899
†Cynelos schlosseri Dehm 1950
†Cynelos stenos Hunt, Jr. and Yatkola 2020
Invalid names: Absonodaphoenus Olsen 1958 [synonym], Hecubides Savage 1965 [synonym]
G. †Ischyrocyon Matthew and Gidley 1904
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†Ischyrocyon gidleyi Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Hadrocyon mohavensis Stock and Furlong 1926 [synonym], Ischyrocyon hyaenodus Matthew and Gidley 1904 [synonym], Pliocyon walkerae Johnston and Christian 1941 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hadrocyon Stock and Furlong 1926 [synonym]
G. †Magericyon Peigné et al. 2008
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†Magericyon anceps Peigné et al. 2008
†Magericyon castellanus Fraile 1997
G. †Pliocyon Matthew 1918
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†Pliocyon medius Matthew 1918
†Pliocyon ossifragus Douglass 1903
†Pliocyon robustus Berta and Galiano 1984
Tr. †Pseudarctini Morales et al. 2021
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G. †Pseudocyon Lartet 1851
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†Pseudocyon caucasicus Gabunia 1973
†Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
†Pseudocyon steinheimensis Fraas 1885
Invalid names: Amphicyonopsis Viret 1929 [synonym]
G. †Vishnucyon Pilgrim 1932
Invalid names: Thaumastocyonini Ginsburg 1977 [empty]
G. †Arctamphicyon Pilgrim 1932
G. †Aymardia Trouessart 1904
G. †Cynodictis Bravard and Pomel 1850
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Subg. †Cynodictis (Elocyon) Aymard 1849
†Cynodictis cayluxensis Filhol 1876
†Cynodictis crassus Teilard de Chardin 1915
†Cynodictis exilis Teilard de Chardin 1915
†Cynodictis ferox Filhol 1876
†Cynodictis lacustris Gervais 1852
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†Cynodictis lacustris neboulensis de Bonis 1978
Invalid names: Cynodictis intermedius Filhol 1876 [synonym]
†Cynodictis longirostris Filhol 1872
†Cynodictis parisiensis Pomel 1853
†Cynodictis peignei Le Verger et al. 2020
G. †Cyotherium Aymard
Subfm. †Daphoeninae Hunt, Jr. 1998
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G. †Brachyrhynchocyon Scott and Jepsen 1936
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†Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei Scott 1898
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Invalid names: Daphoenocyon minor Clark 1967 [synonym], Daphoenus canadensis Russell 1934 [synonym], Miacis matthewi Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
†Brachyrhynchocyon intermedius Loomis 1931
†Brachyrhynchocyon montanus Hunt, Jr. 1996
Invalid names: Brachicyon Loomis 1931 [replaced], Daphoenocyon Hough 1948 [synonym]
G. †Daphoenodon Peterson 1909
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Subg. †Daphoenodon (Borocyon) Peterson 1910
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†Daphoenodon (Borocyon) neomexicanus Hunt, Jr. 2009
†Daphoenodon (Borocyon) niobrarensis Loomis 1936
†Daphoenodon (Borocyon) robustum Peterson 1910
†Daphoenodon falkenbachi Hunt, Jr. 2002
†Daphoenodon notionastes Frailey 1979
†Daphoenodon skinneri Hunt, Jr. 2002
G. †Daphoenus Leidy 1853
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†Daphoenus demilo Dawson 1980
†Daphoenus felinus Scott 1898
†Daphoenus hartshornianus Cope 1873
†Daphoenus lambei Russell 1934
†Daphoenus robustus Scott 1897
†Daphoenus ruber Stock 1932
†Daphoenus socialis Thorpe 1922
†Daphoenus transversus Wortman and Matthew 1899
Invalid names: Canis lippincottianus Cope 1873 [nomen dubium], Pericyon Thorpe 1922 [synonym], Proamphicyon Hatcher 1902 [synonym]
G. †Paradaphoenus Wortman and Matthew 1899
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†Paradaphoenus minimus Hough 1948
†Paradaphoenus tooheyi Hunt, Jr. 2001
Subfm. †Haplocyoninae
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Tr. †Aktaucyonini Kordikova et al. 2000
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G. †Gobicyon Colbert 1839
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†Gobicyon acutus Jiangzuo et al. 2021
†Gobicyon macrognathus Colbert 1939
†Gobicyon yei Jiangzuo et al. 2021
†Gobicyon zhegalloi Gabunia 1981
G. †Haplocyon Schlosser 1901
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†Haplocyon crucians Filhol 1879
†Haplocyon dombrowski Helbing 1928
†Haplocyon elegans de Bonis 1966
G. †Haplocyonopsis de Bonis 1973
G. †Sarcocyon Ginsburg 1966
G. †Pseudamphicyon Schlosser 1887
G. †Pseudocyonopsis Kuss 1965
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†Pseudocyonopsis ambiguus Ginsburg 1965
†Pseudocyonopsis antiquus Ginsburg 1966
†Pseudocyonopsis landesquei Helbing 1928
†Pseudocyonopsis quercensis Ginsburg 1965
G. †Symplectocyon Springhorn 1979
Subfm. †Temnocyoninae Hunt, Jr. 1998
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G. †Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. 2011
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†Delotrochanter major Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter oryktes Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter petersoni Hunt, Jr. 2011
G. †Temnocyon Cope 1878
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†Temnocyon altigenis Cope 1878
†Temnocyon ferox Eyermann 1896
†Temnocyon fingeruti Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon macrogenys Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon percussor Cook 1909
†Temnocyon subferox Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon typicus Loomis 1936
Subfm. †Thaumastocyoninae Hurzeller 1940
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G. †Thaumastocyon Stehlin and Helbing 1925
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†Thaumastocyon bourgeoisi Stehlin and Helbing 1925
†Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg et al. 1981
G. †Ysengrinia Ginsburg 1965
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†Ysengrinia americana Wortman 1901
†Ysengrinia depereti Mayet 1908
†Ysengrinia gerandiana Viret 1929
†Ysengrinia tolosana Noulet 1876
†Ysengrinia valentiana Belinchon and Morales 1989
Invalid names: Aphicyoninae Trouessart 1885 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available