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Taxonomy
Prodaphaenus scotti was named by Wortman and Matthew (1899). Its type specimen is PU 11238 and AMNH 2510, a partial skull (Upper molars (PU 11238) and lower jaw (AMNH 2510)), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Miocyon.
It was recombined as Uintacyon scotti by Matthew (1909), Thorpe (1923), Stock (1934), Gustafson (1986) and Westgate (1990); it was recombined as Miocyon scotti by Bryant (1992) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
It was recombined as Uintacyon scotti by Matthew (1909), Thorpe (1923), Stock (1934), Gustafson (1986) and Westgate (1990); it was recombined as Miocyon scotti by Bryant (1992) and Friscia and Rasmussen (2010).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Prodaphaenus scotti Wortman and Matthew pp. 114 - 115 |
| 1902 | Prodaphaenus scotti Hay p. 760 |
| 1909 | Uintacyon scotti Matthew |
| 1923 | Uintacyon scotti Thorpe |
| 1934 | Uintacyon scotti Stock |
| 1986 | Uintacyon scotti Gustafson |
| 1990 | Uintacyon scotti Westgate |
| 1992 | Miocyon scotti Bryant |
| 2010 | Miocyon scotti Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52 |
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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.
†Miocyon scotti Wortman and Matthew 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available