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Taxonomy
Urocyon minicephalus was named by Martin (1974). It is not extant. Its type locality is Coleman IIA, which is in an Irvingtonian sinkhole claystone/sandstone in Florida.
It was synonymized subjectively with Urocyon cinereoargenteus by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Berta (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Urocyon by Webb and Wilkins (1984).
It was synonymized subjectively with Urocyon cinereoargenteus by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Berta (1995); it was synonymized subjectively with Urocyon by Webb and Wilkins (1984).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1974 | Urocyon minicephalus Martin |
| 2008 | Urocyon minicephalus Wang et al. |
| 2009 | Urocyon minicephalus Tedford et al. p. 75 figs. 7, 30; appendices 2, 3 |
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†Urocyon minicephalus Martin 1974
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. H. Tedford et al. 2009 | Derived relative to U. progressus in shorter parietals. Differs from U. citrinus in possessing the following apo- morphies: m1 less elongate, and m2 relatively smaller with shorter trigonid, paraconid absent, and shorter and angled subangular lobe. Differs from U. galushai in the follow- ing apomorphies: smaller, lower crowned premolars; m2 trigonid shorter, smaller paraconid shelf, stronger anterolabial cingu- lum, stronger protostylid; and mandibular ramus less elongate with less expanded masseteric fossa and angled subangular lobe. Differs from U. cinereoargenteus floridanus in the following plesiomorphies: smaller skull, narrower frontals, greater postorbital con- striction, narrower braincase, less widely separated frontoparietal crests, narrower occiput; M1 with lower crowned paracone and metacone, weaker labial cingulum, smaller paraconule; smaller metaconule; m1 protostylid weaker; and m2 metaconid less posterior and almost directly opposite proto- conid, protostylid weaker. Differs from U. c. scotti in the following plesiomorphies: small- er skull with relatively wider muzzle, narrow- er frontals, greater postorbital constriction, narrower braincase, less lyrate parasagittal crests, narrower occiput. Apomorphies that distinguish U. minicephalus from U. c. scotti are: P4 stronger protocone, stronger ante- rolabial cingulum; M2 metaconule greatly reduced or absent; and m2 less elongate, relatively wider, shorter trigonid, stronger anterolabial cingulum, stronger protostylid. |