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Taxonomy
Cynodesmus minor was named by Matthew (1907). Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 22, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota.
It was recombined as Tomarctus minor by White (1941) and White (1942); it was recombined as Nothocyon minor by Cook and Macdonald (1962) and Macdonald (1970); it was recombined as Cormocyon minor by Wang and Tedford (1992) and Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Phlaocyon minor by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Tomarctus minor by White (1941) and White (1942); it was recombined as Nothocyon minor by Cook and Macdonald (1962) and Macdonald (1970); it was recombined as Cormocyon minor by Wang and Tedford (1992) and Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Phlaocyon minor by Wang (1994), Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1907 | Cynodesmus minor Matthew |
1941 | Tomarctus minor White |
1942 | Tomarctus minor White |
1962 | Nothocyon minor Cook and Macdonald |
1970 | Nothocyon minor Macdonald |
1992 | Cormocyon minor Wang and Tedford p. 225 |
1994 | Phlaocyon minor Wang p. 63 |
1994 | Cormocyon minor Wang and Fremd |
1999 | Phlaocyon minor Wang et al. |
2008 | Phlaocyon minor Wang et al. |
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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.
†Phlaocyon minor Matthew 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available