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Canini

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Canini Fischer de Waldheim p. 77
1984Canini Berta
2006Canini Sotnikova
2008Canini Garrido and Arribas
2008Canini Wang et al.
2009Canini Tedford et al. p. 77
2015Canini Wang et al.
2017Canini Amri et al.
2018Canini Jiangzuo et al. p. 95
2022Canini Bartolini-Lucenti and Spassov
2022Canini Jiangzuo et al.
2022Canini Ruiz-Ramoni et al. p. 103
2022Canini Valenciano 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()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
tribeCaniniFischer de Waldheim 1817
tribeCaniniFischer de Waldheim 1817

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.

Tr. †Canini Fischer de Waldheim 1817
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Subtr. Canina Gray 1825
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G. †Nurocyon Sotnikova 2006
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Nurocyon chonokhariensis Sotnikova 2006
Subtr. †Cerdocyonina Tedford et al. 2009
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G. Atelocynus Cabrera 1940 [short-eared dog]
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Atelocynus microtis Sclater 1883 [short-eared dog]
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Invalid names: Carcinocyon sclateri Allen 1905 [synonym]
G. Cerdocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 [crab-eating fox]
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Cerdocyon texanus Tedford et al. 2009
Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus 1766 [crab eating fox]
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Invalid names: Canis azarae Wied 1824 [synonym], Canis brachyteles Blainville 1843 [synonym], Canis cancrivorus Brongniart 1792 [synonym], Canis entrerianus Burmeister 1861 [synonym], Canis melampus Wagner 1841 [synonym], Canis melanostomus Wagner 1843 [synonym], Canis robustior Lund 1843 [synonym], Canis rudis Günther 1879 [synonym], Cerdocyon apollinaris Allen 1918 [synonym], Cerdocyon guaraxa Hamilton Smith 1839 [synonym], Cerdocyon mimax Thomas 1914 [synonym], Cerdocyon tucumanus Thomas 1921 [synonym], Urocyon aquilus Bangs 1898 [synonym]
Invalid names: Carcinocyon Allen 1905 [synonym]
G. †Dusicyon Hamilton Smith 1839 [Falkland Island wolf]
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Dusicyon australis Kerr 1972 [Falkland Island fox]
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Invalid names: Canis (Pseudalopex) australis Kerr 1792 [synonym], Dusicyon darwini Thomas 1914 [synonym], Pseudalopex antarcticus Bechstein 1799 [synonym]
Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866
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Invalid names: Canis platensis Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Dusicyon cultridens Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Invalid names: Dusicyon culpaeolus Thomas 1914 [nomen dubium], Dusicyon inca Thomas 1914 [nomen dubium]
G. Speothos Lund 1839 [bush dog]
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Speothos pacivorus Lund 1839
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Invalid names: Abathmodon fossilis Lund 1843 [synonym]
Speothos venaticus Lund 1842 [bush dog]
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Invalid names: Speothos major Lund 1843 [synonym]
Invalid names: Abathmodon Lund 1843 [synonym]
G. †Eucyon Tedford and Qiu 1996
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Eucyon adoxus Martin 1971
Eucyon davisi Merriam 1911
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Invalid names: Canis condoni Shotwell 1956 [synonym], Leptocyon shermanensis Hibbard 1937 [synonym]
Eucyon debonisi Montoya et al. 2009
Eucyon ferox Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1998
Eucyon intrepidus Morales et al. 2005
Eucyon khoikhoi Valenciano et al. 2022
Eucyon kuta Werdelin et al. 2014
Eucyon marinae Spassov and Rook 2006
Eucyon minor Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Eucyon monticinensis Rook 1992
Eucyon odessanus Odintzov 1967
Eucyon skinneri Tedford et al. 2009
Eucyon wokari García 2008
Eucyon zhoui Tedford and Qiu 1996
G. †Sinicuon Kretzoi 1941
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Sinicuon dubius Teilhard de Chardin 1940
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Invalid names: Sinicuon peii Kretzoi 1941 [objective synonym]
G. †Xenocyon Kretzoi 1938
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Xenocyon africanus Pohle 1928
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Invalid names: Canis atrox Broom 1946 [synonym]
Xenocyon antonii Zdansky 1924
Xenocyon brevicephalus Qiu et al. 2004
Xenocyon dubius Teilhard de Chardin 1940
Xenocyon falconeri Forsyth-Major 1877
Xenocyon lycaonoides Kretzoi 1938
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Invalid names: Cuon rosi Pons-Moyá and Moyá-Solá 1978 [synonym], Cuon stehlini Thenius 1954 [synonym]
Xenocyon texanus Troxell 1915
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: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 10.3 Ma

Collections (173 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Texas) Eucyon sp. (18623)
Clarendonian13.6 - 10.3USA (Nebraska) Eucyon skinneri (18214)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mongolia (Great Lake Depression) Eucyon davisi (197941)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Kenya Eucyon intrepidus (230935)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Italy (Cuneo) Eucyon monticinensis (175903)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Greece (Thessaloniki) Eucyon odessanus (182683)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Washington) Eucyon davisi (232055)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Canis ferox (18718)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Canis condoni (18970) Canis davisi (18936 18943 18944 19116) Canis sp. (18833 18939 18940)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Canis davisi (18166 18342) Leptocyon shermanensis (18140)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Canis ferox (18745 189788 189790)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Canis davisi (19533)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Canis ferox (212307)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Eucyon davisi (19480)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Canis ferox, Canis davisi (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Eucyon davisi (19272)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Eucyon davisi (18560)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Canis davisi (18900) Eucyon davisi (19095)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Canis davisi (18097)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Canis sp. (18036) Eucyon davisi (18340)