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Ictiocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Ictiocyon was named by Crusafont Pairo et al. (1955). It is not extant. Its type is Oligobunis crassivultus.

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Wang et al. (2005); and to Pseudarctini by Morales et al. (2021).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Ictiocyon Crusafont Pairo et al.
2005Ictiocyon Wang et al. p. 7
2021Ictiocyon Morales 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
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
tribePseudarctini
genusIctiocyonCrusafont Pairo et al. 1955

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. †Ictiocyon Crusafont Pairo et al. 1955
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Ictiocyon socialis Dehm 1950
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97China (Gansu) I. socialis (53973)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) I. socialis (48069)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) I. socialis (69116)