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Thaumastocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Thaumastocyon was named by Stehlin and Helbing (1925). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ursidae by Carroll (1988); and to Thaumastocyoninae by Morales et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Thaumastocyon Stehlin and Helbing p. 110
1988Thaumastocyon Carroll
2021Thaumastocyon Morales 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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyThaumastocyoninaeHurzeller 1940
genusThaumastocyonStehlin and Helbing 1925

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. †Thaumastocyon Stehlin and Helbing 1925
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Thaumastocyon bourgeoisi Stehlin and Helbing 1925
Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg et al. 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Vallesian or 11.60800 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Segovia) T. dirus (40768)