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Taxonomy
Desmocyon was named by Wang et al. (1999). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Borophagini by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008) and Wang and Tedford (2008).
It was assigned to Borophagini by Wang et al. (1999), Wang et al. (2008) and Wang and Tedford (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1973 | Cynodesmus petersoni Radinsky |
| 1999 | Desmocyon Wang et al. |
| 2008 | Desmocyon 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.
G. †Desmocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Desmocyon matthewi Wang et al. 1999
†Desmocyon thomsoni Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Nothocyon regulus Cook and Macdonald 1962 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cynodesmus petersoni Radinsky 1973 [nomen nudum]
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: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the Harrisonian or 20.43000 to 18.50000 Ma
Collections (42 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| late Late Arikareean | USA (Wyoming) | D. thomsoni (18010) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Nebraska) | D. sp. (28043) D. thomsoni (17736 17738 17805) Nothocyon regulus (17846) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Wyoming) | D. thomsoni (17780 17785 17788 17793 17796 17815 17820 17833 17835 17838 17839 17847 17848 17850) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (South Dakota) | Tomarctus thomsoni (17748 17752 17832) | |
| Harrisonian | USA (Oregon) | D. thomsoni (19037 170308) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (California) | D. thomsoni (167841) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (New Mexico) | D. thomsoni (19388) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (Nebraska) | D. matthewi (17865 17891 17906 17927 17928 17932 18005) D. thomsoni (17881 17894 17899 17924 17989 17997 18008) | |
| Early/Lower Hemingfordian | USA (Florida) | D. matthewi (18562) |