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Procynodictis vulpiceps

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Procynodictis vulpiceps was named by Wortman and Matthew (1899). Its type specimen is AMNH 2506 and, AMNH 2514, a partial skeleton (No. 2514) includes one upper and both lower jaws, together with the greater part of a hind foot, and the other (No. 2506) includes a part of the skull and the g), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Procynodictis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Procynodictis vulpiceps Wortman and Matthew p. 121 fig. 7
1902Procynodictis vulpiceps Hay p. 760
2010Procynodictis vulpiceps Friscia and Rasmussen p. 58

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusProcynodictis
speciesvulpiceps

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.

†Procynodictis vulpiceps Wortman and Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available