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Phlaocyon leucosteus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Phlaocyon leucosteus was named by Matthew (1899) [genotype]. Its type locality is Merycochoerus Quarry, Martin Canyon, which is in a Hemingfordian fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Phlaocyon leucosteus Matthew
1902Phlaocyon leucosteus Hay p. 765
1999Phlaocyon leucosteus Wang et al. p. 79
2008Phlaocyon leucosteus Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribePhlaocyonini
genusPhlaocyonMatthew 1899
speciesleucosteusMatthew 1899

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 leucosteus Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available