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Pseudocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Pseudocyon was named by Lartet (1851) [type European P. sansaniensis]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Canidae by Bourguignat (1875); to Amphicyoninae by Hunt (1998); and to Amphicyonidae by Lartet (1851), Carroll (1988) and Pickford et al. (2000).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Pseudocyon Lartet
1875Pseudocyon Bourguignat
1929Amphicyonopsis Viret
1988Pseudocyon Carroll
1998Pseudocyon Hunt, Jr. p. 214
2000Pseudocyon Pickford et al. p. 260

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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
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
genusPseudocyonLartet 1851

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. †Pseudocyon Lartet 1851
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†Pseudocyon caucasicus Gabunia 1973
†Pseudocyon sansaniensis Lartet 1851
Invalid names: Amphicyonopsis Viret 1929 [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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 3 to the top of the Serravallian or 20.00000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) P. sansaniensis (48069)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France P. sansaniensis (187580)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) P. sansaniensis (68040)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97France P. sansaniensis (142146)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) P. sansaniensis (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) P. sansaniensis (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) P. sansaniensis (69116)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Amphicyonidae indet. (18089 18192 18284) P. sp. (18345)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (19535)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18004)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18077)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) P. sansaniensis (148396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) P. sansaniensis (31326)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany P. steinheimensis (46955)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) P. sansaniensis (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. sansaniensis (31776)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) P. sansaniensis (56738)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18095 18204 18217 18218 18242 18260 18301)