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Taxonomy
Cynodictis oregonensis was named by Merriam (1906). Its type specimen is UCMP 316, a mandible (a mandible ... showing the dentition excepting the median incisors, p1; and m3 .), and it is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Nothocyon oregonensis by Hall and Martin (1930); it was recombined as Cormocyon oregonensis by Fremd (1994) and Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Rhizocyon oregonensis by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Nothocyon oregonensis by Hall and Martin (1930); it was recombined as Cormocyon oregonensis by Fremd (1994) and Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Rhizocyon oregonensis by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1906 | Cynodictis oregonensis Merriam p. 11 figs. Pl. 2, Figs. 4 and 5 |
1930 | Nothocyon oregonensis Hall and Martin |
1994 | Cormocyon oregonensis Fremd |
1994 | Cormocyon oregonensis Wang and Fremd |
1999 | Rhizocyon oregonensis Wang et al. |
2008 | Rhizocyon oregonensis 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.
†Rhizocyon oregonensis Merriam 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 |