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Cynelos sinapius

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Amphicyon sinapius was named by Matthew (1902). Its type specimen is Am. Mus. No. 9358, a mandible (jaw fragment with broken carnassial and first tubercular molar), and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Cynelos sinapius by Hunt (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Amphicyon sinapius Matthew p. 288
1909Amphicyon amnicola Matthew and Cook p. 368 fig. 1
1918Pliocyon amnicola Matthew
1998Cynelos sinapius Hunt, Jr.

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
tribeAmphicyoniniTrouessart 1885
genusCynelosJourdan 1862
speciessinapius()

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.

Cynelos sinapius Matthew 1902
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Invalid names: Amphicyon amnicola Matthew and 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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Barstovian or 15.97000 to 13.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (California) Amphicyon sinapius (19510)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (Oregon) Amphicyon sinapius (19056)
Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon sinapius (18271)
Early/Lower Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (New Mexico) Amphicyon sinapius (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian15.97 - 13.6USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon sinapius (17904 17911)