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Urocyon progressus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Urocyon progressus was named by Stevens (1965). Its type specimen is UMMP 37157, a partial skull (parietal), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Urocyon progressus Stevens
1980Urocyon progressus Kurten and Anderson p. 173
2008Urocyon progressus Wang et al.
2009Urocyon progressus Tedford et al. p. 265 fig. 1

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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
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
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
tribeVulpiniHemprich and Ehrenberg 1832
genusUrocyonBaird 1857
speciesprogressus

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.

Urocyon progressus Stevens 1965
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Tedford et al. 2009A moderately large gray fox; braincase relatively narrow; temporal ridge pronounced; M1 with sharp cingula and high cusps; tibia stout.