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Daphoenodon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Daphoenodon Peterson
1988Daphoenodon Carroll
1998Daphoenodon Hunt, Jr. p. 206
2002Daphoenodon Hunt, Jr. p. 21

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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
—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
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusDaphoenodon

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. †Daphoenodon Peterson 1909
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Subg. †Daphoenodon (Borocyon) Peterson 1910
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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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Harrisonian or 24.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (42 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) D. sp. (17800)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) D. sp. (93080)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) D. notionastes (17764)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Daphoeninae indet. (19037)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (New Mexico) D. sp. (17844)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) D. notionastes (17763 17784) D. sp. (17837)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) D. falkenbachi (17796) D. sp. (17777 17780 17833) D. superbus (17853)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon superbus (22641) Borocyon robustum (17858) D. falkenbachi (17809) D. periculosus (17744) D. sp. (17789 17805 17819) D. superbus (17741)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) D. notionastes (18663)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Mesocyon iamonensis (18567)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) D. niobrarensis (17865 17888 167867) D. robustum (17881 17944) D. sp. (17882 17898 17933 17934 17940 17942 17945 17963)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) D. sp. (144879)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) D. robustum (167866)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) D. robustum (19188)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (167862)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (17953)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) D. superbus (18617)