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Limnocyon verus

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy
Limnocyon verus was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Sinopa verus by Scott (1892); it was recombined as Sinopa vera by Matthew (1899) and Matthew (1901); it was recombined as Stypolophus verus by Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Limnocyon riparius Marsh
1872Triacodon grandis Marsh
1872Limnocyon verus Marsh p. 126
1872Limnocyon riparius Marsh p. 203
1872Triacodon grandis Marsh p. 222
1892Sinopa verus Scott p. 310
1892Viverravus riparius Scott p. 321
1899Telmatocyon riparius Marsh
1899Sinopa vera Matthew
1901Sinopa vera Matthew
1902Stypolophus verus Hay p. 752
1902Triacodon grandis Hay p. 753
1902Telmatocyon riparius Hay p. 755
1902Limnocyon verus Wortman p. 198
1909Limnocyon verus Matthew
1976Limnocyon verus Gazin
1982Limnocyon verus Eaton
1998Limnocyon verus Gunnell

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
subfamilyLimnocyoninae
genusLimnocyon
speciesverus

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.

Limnocyon verus Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Limnocyon riparius Marsh 1872 [synonym], Triacodon grandis Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available