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Afrocyon
Taxonomy
Afrocyon was named by Arambourg (1961). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Peigné et al. (2008); and to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Peigné et al. (2008); and to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1961 | Afrocyon Arambourg |
| 1988 | Afrocyon Carroll |
| 2008 | Afrocyon Peigné et al. |
| 2010 | Afrocyon Werdelin and Peigne p. 603 |
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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.
G. †Afrocyon Arambourg 1961
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†Afrocyon burolleti Arambourg 1961
†Afrocyon macrodon Savage 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available