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Limnocyon cuspidens

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy
Limnocyon cuspidens was named by Morlo and Gunnell (2005). It is not extant. Its type locality is Ice Castle, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Limnocyon cuspidens Morlo and Gunnell p. 251

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

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 cuspidens Morlo and Gunnell 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2006-04-21 22:34:14
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:44:12
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Morlo and Gunnell 2005, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Limnocyon cuspidens (type locality: 59933)