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Limnocyoninae

Mammalia - Creodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Limnocyoninae Wortman p. 112
1967Limnocyoninae Van Valen
2005Limnocyoninae Morlo and Gunnell p. 251
2007Limnocyoninae Peigné et al. p. 453
2013Limnocyoninae Solé
2016Limnocyoninae Borths et al.
2019Limnocyoninae Solé and Mennecart

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

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.

Subfm. †Limnocyoninae Wortman 1902
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G. †Iridodon Morlo and Gunnell 2003
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†Iridodon datzae Morlo and Gunnell 2003
G. †Limnocyon Marsh 1872
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†Limnocyon cuspidens Morlo and Gunnell 2005
†Limnocyon medius Wortman 1902
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Invalid names: Thinocyon submedius Morlo et al. 2000 [synonym]
†Limnocyon potens Matthew 1909
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Invalid names: Limnocyon douglassi Peterson 1919 [synonym]
†Limnocyon verus Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Limnocyon riparius Marsh 1872 [synonym], Triacodon grandis Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Invalid names: Telmatocyon Marsh 1899 [synonym]
G. †Oxyaenodon Matthew 1899
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†Oxyaenodon dysodus Matthew 1899
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Invalid names: Oxyaenodon dysclerus Hay 1902 [synonym]
†Oxyaenodon wortmani Van Valen 1966
G. †Prolaena Xu et al. 1979
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†Prolaena parva Xu et al. 1979
G. †Prolimnocyon Matthew and Granger 1915
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†Prolimnocyon antiquus Matthew and Granger 1915
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Invalid names: Prolimnocyon elisabethae Gazin 1952 [synonym]
†Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Prolimnocyon chowi Meng et al. 1998
†Prolimnocyon eerius Gingerich 1989
†Prolimnocyon haematus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
G. †Thinocyon Marsh 1872
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†Thinocyon sichowensis Chow 1975
†Thinocyon velox Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Thinocyon cledensis Matthew 1909 [synonym], Thinocyon minimus Matthew 1909 [synonym], Thinocyon mustelinus Matthew 1909 [synonym], Thinocyon wyomingensis Morlo et al. 2000 [synonym]
Invalid names: Limnocyonini Wortman 1902 [empty], Machaeroidini Matthew 1909 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 56.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (129 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8China (Nei Mongol) Prolimnocyon chowi (133389)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon atavus (15092)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon antiquus (15915 15917 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Limnocyoninae indet. (15673 118482) Prolimnocyon antiguus (46827) Prolimnocyon antiquus (15563 15567 15710 15904 15906) Prolimnocyon atavus (15468 15493 15507 15510 15516 15519 15520 15524 15531 15532 15534 15542 15544 15548 15577 15594 15622 15686 15705 15782 15790 15799 15814 15912 15932 15934 16021 16055 46704 46742 46765 46809 46820 46831 46849) Prolimnocyon atavus, Prolimnocyon haematus (15796) Prolimnocyon eerius (15759) Prolimnocyon elisabethae (15454 15662 15964) Prolimnocyon haematus (15727 15733 15736 15756 15762 15765 15779 15787 15788 15792 15793 15813) Prolimnocyon sp. (15552 15559 15573 15576 15689 27268)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Mexico (Baja California) Prolimnocyon sp. (15671)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Prolimnocyon sp. (15583)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Prolimnocyon atavus (15222 15350) Prolimnocyon haematus (15480 15485) Prolimnocyon sp. (15338 15372 15379 15388)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Prolimnocyon atavus (15684) Prolimnocyon eerius (154262)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Limnocyon verus (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Limnocyon cuspidens (59933) Limnocyon riparius, Limnocyon verus, Thinocyon velox (16228) Limnocyon sp. (16330 16341) Limnocyon sp., Prolimnocyon antiquus (16207) Limnocyon verus (16138 16139 16278 223484) Limnocyon verus, Thinocyon velox (16201) Prolimnocyon antiquus (16415) Prolimnocyon antiquus, Iridodon datzae (16198) Prolimnocyon sp. (16258) Prolimnocyon sp., Thinocyon sp. (15837) Thinocyon cledensis (223507) Thinocyon medius (16236 202165 223456) Thinocyon mustelinus (129895) Thinocyon sp. (16429) Thinocyon velox (16100 16104 16108 16114 16115 16276 16277 16284 16306 16309 16441 223458 223473 223474 223482 223508)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Shandong) Thinocyon sichowensis (175583)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Limnocyon sp. (16585)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Limnocyon douglassi (16607 16646) Oxyaenodon dysclerus (16589 16654)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Limnocyon potens (16648) Limnocyon sp. (16513)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4China (Henan) Prolaena parva (174738)