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Taxonomy
Speothos was named by Lund (1839). It is extant.
It was assigned to Canidae by Palmer (1904) and van Gelder (1978); to Canini by Berta (1984); and to Cerdocyonina by Wang et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Canidae by Palmer (1904) and van Gelder (1978); to Canini by Berta (1984); and to Cerdocyonina by Wang et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1839 | Speothos Lund p. 224 |
1843 | Abathmodon Lund |
1904 | Speothos Palmer p. 826 |
1978 | Speothos van Gelder |
1984 | Speothos Berta |
2008 | Speothos Wang et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12600 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pleistocene | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Speothos major (87321) | |
Pleistocene | Brazil (Ceara) | Speothos sp. (71302) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Speothos pacivorus (211801) | |
Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Speothos venaticus (21687) |