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Paraenhydrocyon robustus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Mesocyon robustus was named by Matthew (1907). Its type specimen is AMNH 12884, a mandible (partial left and right rami), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 7, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of South Dakota.

It was recombined as Enhydrocyon robustus by Swisher (1982) and Swisher (1982); it was recombined as Paraenhydrocyon robustus by Wang (1994), Wang and Tedford (1996) and Wang et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Mesocyon robustus Matthew
1982Enhydrocyon robustus Swisher, III
1994Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang p. 141
1996Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang and Tedford
2008Paraenhydrocyon robustus Wang et al.

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyHesperocyoninaeTedford 1978
genusParaenhydrocyon
speciesrobustus()

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.

Paraenhydrocyon robustus Matthew 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:28:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Harrisonian or 24.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Mesocyon robustus (type locality: 17451)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Paraenhydrocyon robustus (17812)