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Cynodictis peignei

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Cynodictis peignei was named by Le Verger et al. (2020). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.Qu9007 and 9008, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mouillac (old collection), which is in a MP 25 terrestrial phosphorite in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Cynodictis peignei Le Verger et al.

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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
genusCynodictisBravard and Pomel 1850
speciespeignei

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.

Cynodictis peignei Le Verger et al. 2020
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MP 25 or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Cynodictis peignei (type locality: 184215)