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Aelurodon taxoides

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Aelurodon taxoides was named by Hatcher (1894). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher p. 236
1902Aelurodon taxoides Hay p. 774
1924Euoplocyon magnus Matthew
1962Tomarctus propter Cook and Macdonald
1999Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al. p. 193
2004Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al. p. 451
2008Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al.
2019Aelurodon taxoides May

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeAelurodontina
genusAelurodon
speciestaxoides

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.

†Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894
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Invalid names: Euoplocyon magnus Matthew 1924 [synonym], Tomarctus propter Cook and Macdonald 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Early/Lower Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon taxoides (18213)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon taxoides (18032)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Aelurodon ferox (19320)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Aelurodon sp. (18096) Aelurodon taxoides (18074 18091 18149 18179 18244 18283 18355 18623) Aelurodon taxoides, Aelurodon sp. (18610) Canidae indet. (18640) Carnivora indet. (18645)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Aelurodon taxoides (18063 18200 18268)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Aelurodon taxoides (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Aelurodon taxoides (19185 19391)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Aelurodon taxoides (18071)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oklahoma) Aelurodon taxoides (18463)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon taxoides (18022 18042 18057 18092 18095 18118 18151 18171 18190 18214 18218 18222 18227 18230 18245 18278 18279 18288 18299 18301 18333 18336 18348 18378 18409 18446 18457 18458 18459 18468 18494 18496) Carnivora indet. (18321)
Early/Lower Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Aelurodon taxoides (18262)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (New Mexico) Aelurodon sp. (19528)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Texas) Aelurodon taxoides (18358)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (South Dakota) Aelurodon taxoides (18087 18352)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon taxoides (18134 18174 18256)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) Aelurodon taxoides (18501)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Aelurodon taxoides (18323)