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Amphicyonidae (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Amphicyonidae Haeckel
1988Amphicyonidae Carroll
1998Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 200
2001Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 3
2001Amphicyonidae Sach and Heizmann p. 28
2002Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 9
2003Amphicyonidae Zhai et al. p. 294
2005Amphicyonidae Wang et al. p. 7
2007Amphicyonidae Morales et al. p. 75
2007Amphicyonidae Morlo et al. p. 149
2010Amphicyonidae Werdelin and Peigne p. 603
2011Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. p. 21
2011Amphicyonidae Tomiya p. 19
2015Amphicyonidae Hunt, Jr. and Stepleton pp. e891229-4
2016Amphicyonidae Tomiya and Tseng p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
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
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886

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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G. †Afrocyon Arambourg 1961
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Afrocyon burolleti Arambourg 1961
Afrocyon macrodon Savage 1965
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 caroniavorus White 1942
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Invalid names: Parictis bathygenus White 1947 [synonym]
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 sinapius Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Amphicyon amnicola Matthew and Cook 1909 [synonym]
Cynelos stenos Hunt, Jr. and Yatkola 2020
Invalid names: Absonodaphoenus Olsen 1958 [synonym], Hecubides Savage 1965 [synonym]
G. †Paludocyon Morales et al. 2021
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Paludocyon bohemicus Schlosser 1899
G. †Goupilictis Ginsburg 1969
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Goupilictis minor Dehm 1935
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. †Mogharacyon Morales and Pickford 2022
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Mogharacyon anubisi Morlo and Miller 2019
G. †Myacyon Sudre and Hartenberger 1992
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Myacyon kiptalami Morales and Pickford 2005
G. †Namibiocyon Morales and Pickford 2022
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Namibiocyon ginsburgi Morales et al. 1998
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. †Dehmicyon Morales et al. 2021
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Dehmicyon schlosseri Dehm 1950
G. †Ictiocyon Crusafont Pairo et al. 1955
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Ictiocyon socialis Dehm 1950
G. †Pseudarctos Schlosser 1899
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Pseudarctos bavaricus Schlosser 1899
G. †Pseudocyon Lartet 1851
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Pseudocyon caucasicus Gabunia 1973
Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Amphicyonopsis Viret 1929 [synonym]
G. †Vishnucyon Pilgrim 1932
Invalid names: Thaumastocyonini Ginsburg 1977 [empty]
G. †Angelarctocyon Tomiya and Tseng 2016
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Angelarctocyon australis Gustafson 1986
G. †Arctamphicyon Pilgrim 1932
G. †Aymardia Trouessart 1904
G. †Bonisicyon Werdelin 2009
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Bonisicyon illacabo Werdelin 2009
G. †Brachycyon Filhol 1872
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Brachycyon gaudryi Ginsburg 1966
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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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. †Adilophontes Hunt, Jr. 2002
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Adilophontes brachykolos Hunt, Jr. 2002
G. †Brachyrhynchocyon Scott and Jepsen 1936
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Invalid names: Daphoenocyon minor Clark 1967 [synonym], Daphoenus canadensis Russell 1934 [synonym], Miacis matthewi Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
Brachyrhynchocyon montanus Hunt, Jr. 1996
Invalid names: Brachicyon Loomis 1931 [replaced], Daphoenocyon Hough 1948 [synonym]
G. †Daphoenictis Hunt, Jr. 1974
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Daphoenictis tedfordi Hunt, Jr. 1974
G. †Daphoenodon Peterson 1909
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Daphoenodon falkenbachi Hunt, Jr. 2002
Daphoenodon notionastes Frailey 1979
Daphoenodon skinneri Hunt, Jr. 2002
Daphoenodon superbus Peterson 1907
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Invalid names: Daphoenodon periculosus Cook 1909 [synonym]
G. †Daphoenus Leidy 1853
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Daphoenus demilo Dawson 1980
Daphoenus felinus Scott 1898
Daphoenus lambei Russell 1934
Daphoenus robustus Scott 1897
Daphoenus ruber Stock 1932
Daphoenus socialis Thorpe 1922
Daphoenus transversus Wortman and Matthew 1899
Daphoenus vetus Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Proamphicyon nebrascensis Hatcher 1902 [synonym]
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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Invalid names: Amphicyon entoptychi Cope 1879 [synonym]
Paradaphoenus minimus Hough 1948
Paradaphoenus tooheyi Hunt, Jr. 2001
G. †Guangxicyon Zhai et al. 2003
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Guangxicyon sinoamericanus Zhai et al. 2003
G. †Gustafsonia Tomiya and Tseng 2016
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Gustafsonia cognita Gustafson 1986
Subfm. †Haplocyoninae
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Tr. †Aktaucyonini Kordikova et al. 2000
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G. †Aktaucyon Kordikova et al. 2000
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Aktaucyon brachifacialis Kordikova et al. 2000
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. †Haplocyonoides Hürzeler 1940
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Haplocyonoides mordax Hürzeler 1940
G. †Haplocyonopsis de Bonis 1973
G. †Sarcocyon Ginsburg 1966
G. †Harpagophagus De Bonis 1971
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Harpagophagus sanguinensis De Bonis 1971
G. †Notoamphicyon Ameghino 1904
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Notoamphicyon paranensis Ameghino 1904
G. †Protemnocyon Hatcher 1901
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Protemnocyon inflatus Hatcher 1902
G. †Pseudamphicyon Schlosser 1887
G. †Pseudocyonopsis Kuss 1965
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Pseudocyonopsis ambiguus Ginsburg 1965
Pseudocyonopsis antiquus Ginsburg 1966
Pseudocyonopsis quercensis Ginsburg 1965
G. †Storchictis de Bonis 2020
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Storchictis miacinus de Chardin 1915
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. †Mammacyon Loomis 1936
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Mammacyon ferocior Hunt, Jr. 2011
Mammacyon obtusidens Loomis 1936
G. †Rudiocyon Hunt, Jr. 2011
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Rudiocyon amplidens 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. †Agnotherium Kaup 1833
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Agnotherium antiquum Kaup 1833
Agnotherium grivense Viret 1929
G. †Ammitocyon Morales et al. 2021
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Ammitocyon kainos Morales et al. 2021
G. †Crassidia Heizmann and Kordikova 2000
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Crassidia intermedia von Meyer 1849
G. †Peignecyon Morales et al. 2019
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Peignecyon felinoides Morales et al. 2019
G. †Thaumastocyon Stehlin and Helbing 1925
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Thaumastocyon bourgeoisi Stehlin and Helbing 1925
Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg et al. 1981
G. †Tomocyon Viret 1929
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Tomocyon grivensis Viret 1929
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