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Amphicynodontinae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Amphicynodontinae was named by Simpson (1945). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the family Amphicynodontidae by Tedford et al. (1994), Bonis et al. (2019), de Bonis et al. (2019).

It was assigned to Ursoidea by Tedford et al. (1994); to Ursidae by Hunt (1998); and to Ursida by Bonis et al. (2019), de Bonis et al. (2019).

Entered
by J. Wertheim (authorized by J. Alroy) on 2005-04-14; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Amphicynodontinae Simpson p. 110
1994Amphicynodontidae Tedford et al. p. 12
1998Amphicynodontinae Hunt, Jr. p. 178
2019Amphicynodontidae Bonis et al.
2019Amphicynodontidae de Bonis et al.

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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
subfamilyAmphicynodontinae
subfamilyAmphicynodontinae

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. †Amphicynodontinae Simpson 1945
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G. †Amphicynodon Filhol 1881
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†Amphicynodon cephalogalinus Teilhard 1915
†Amphicynodon chardini Cirot and de Bonis 1992
†Amphicynodon gracilis Filhol 1874
†Amphicynodon palustris Aymard 1850
†Amphicynodon rossignoli Filhol 1882
†Amphicynodon speciosus Fafiot 1882
†Amphicynodon teilhardi Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Cynodictis mongoliensis Janovskaja 1970 [synonym]
†Amphicynodon typicus Schlosser 1888
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Invalid names: Plesiocyon dubius Trouessart 1898 [synonym]
†Amphicynodon velaunus Aymard 1846
Invalid names: Amphicynodon aymardi Filhol 1883 [nomen nudum], Amphicynodon musteloides Schlosser 1902 [nomen nudum], Amphicynodon wortmani Schlosser 1902 [nomen nudum], Cynodon Aymard 1848 [synonym]
G. †Drassonax Galbreath 1953
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†Drassonax harpagops Galbreath 1953
G. †Pachycynodon Schlosser 1887
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†Pachycynodon boriei Filhol 1876
†Pachycynodon crassirostris Schlosser 1888
†Pachycynodon dubius Filhol 1882
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Invalid names: Pachycynodon vulpinus Schlosser 1899 [synonym]
†Pachycynodon filholi Schlosser 1888
†Pachycynodon obtusus Dehm 1935
†Pachycynodon tenuis Teilhard 1915
Invalid names: Paracynodon Schlosser 1899 [synonym]
G. †Parictis Scott 1893
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†Parictis gilpini Clark and Guensburg 1972
†Parictis major Clark and Guensburg 1972
†Parictis montanus Clark and Guensburg 1972
†Parictis parvus Clark and Beerbower 1967
†Parictis personi Chaffee 1954
†Parictis primaevus Scott 1893
Invalid names: Campylocynodon Chaffee 1954 [synonym], Parietis Scott 1893 [objective synonym]
G. †Proplesictis Filhol 1881
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†Proplesictis aymardi Filhol 1881
G. †Wangictis de Bonis et al. 2019
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†Wangictis tedfordi Wang and Qiu 2003
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Aquitanian or 37.00000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Parictis montanus (16946 16988)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Parictis gilpini, Parictis parvus (16885) Parictis major (17006)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Parictis parvus (16919)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Parictis gilpini (16958 17040) Parictis sp. (17014)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Campylocynodon personi (16907) Daphoenus sp. (17045) Parictis gilpini (16933 16998 17024) Parictis sp. (16961 16962 16963 16964) Subparictis parvus (16960)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Drassonax harpagops (17082)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Parictis gilpini (17147)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Pachycynodon teilhardi (53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Amphicynodon sp. (174759) Amphicynodon sp., Pachycynodon tedfordi (175386)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Cynodictis gracilis (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne Region) Amphicynodon velaunus, Cynodon palustris, Proplesictis aymardi (31767)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Amphicynodon sp., Amphicynodon teilhardi (180961 201191) Amphicynodon teilhardi (53978)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Cynodictis brachyrostris (36708)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Pachycynodon sp., Amphicynodon sp. 2, Pachycynodon boriei, Pachycynodon crassirostris, Amphicynodon typicus, Pachycynodon dubius, Pachycynodon filholi (167537) Pachycynodon sp., Pachycynodon boriei, Pachycynodon crassirostris (167513)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Pachycynodon sp. (179142) Pachycynodon sp. 1 (179140)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, Pachycynodon borei (183452)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, Amphicynodon typicus (36711) Amphicynodon typicus (36709)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Amphicynodon sp. (65088)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France Amphicynodon chardini (231273)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Amphicynodon sp. (75588)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Germany Pachycynodon obtusus (183664)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Hungary (Esztergom) Pachycynodon boriei (186636)