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Plithocyon

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Plithocyon was named by Ginsburg (1955) [type European P. armagnacensis].

It was assigned to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1955), Carroll (1988); and to Hemicyoninae by Hunt (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Plithocyon Ginsburg
1988Plithocyon Carroll
1998Plithocyon Hunt, Jr. p. 181

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyHemicyoninae
genusPlithocyonGinsburg 1955

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.

G. †Plithocyon Ginsburg 1955
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†Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg 1955
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Invalid names: Hemicyon californicus Frick 1926 [synonym]
†Plithocyon teilhardi Colbert 1939
†Plithocyon ursinus Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Serravallian or 16.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) P. armagnecensis (136269)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Hemicyon ursinus (19038)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18276)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Maine-et-Loire) P. bruneti (48069)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France P. bruneti (148398)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France P. bruneti (187579)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France P. bruneti (142146)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. barstowensis (19364) P. sp. (19557 19581)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Hemicyon sp. (18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Hemicyon ursinus (19535)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (19547)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) P. sp. (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) P. armagnacensis (32191)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. armagnacensis (31776)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Hemicyon teilhardi (28781)
MN 613.82 - 12.75China (Gansu) Hemicyon teilhardi (71105)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) P. sp. (18554)