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Aelurodon taxoides

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Aelurodon taxoides was named by Hatcher (1894). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher pp. 236 - 237
1902Aelurodon taxoides Hay p. 774
1924Euoplocyon magnus Matthew
1962Tomarctus propter Cook and Macdonald
1999Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al. p. 193
2004Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al. p. 451
2008Aelurodon taxoides Wang et al.
2019Aelurodon taxoides May

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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
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeAelurodontina
genusAelurodon
speciestaxoides

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.

Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894
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Invalid names: Euoplocyon magnus Matthew 1924 [synonym], Tomarctus propter Cook and Macdonald 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available