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Paradaphoenus cuspigerus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Canis cuspigerus was named by Cope (1878). Its type specimen is AMNH 6852, a skull (skull with associated mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Paradaphoenus.

It was recombined as Paradaphoenus cuspigerus by Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Thorpe (1922), White (1942), Hunt (1998) and Hunt (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Canis cuspigerus Cope
1879Amphicyon entoptychi Cope p. 3
1899Paradaphoenus cuspigerus Wortman and Matthew p. 129
1902Paradaphoenus cuspigerus Hay p. 772
1922Paradaphoenus cuspigerus Thorpe
1942Paradaphoenus cuspigerus White
1998Paradaphoenus cuspigerus Hunt, Jr. p. 205
2001Paradaphoenus cuspigerus Hunt, Jr. p. 3

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusParadaphoenus
speciescuspigerus()

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.

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Invalid names: Amphicyon entoptychi Cope 1879 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hunt 1998

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Canis cuspigerus (180202)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Paradaphoenus cuspigerus (17603 93079)