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Cerdocyonina

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Cerdocyonina Wang et al.
2009Cerdocyonina Tedford et al. p. 77
2022Cerdocyonina Ruiz-Ramoni et al. p. 105

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—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
subtribeCerdocyonina
subtribeCerdocyonina

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.

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
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Invalid names: Cerdocyon channingensis Torres and Ferrusquı 1981 [synonym]
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]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Holocene or 10.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 4.9 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Vulpes stenognathus (19602)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Cerdocyon texanus (20035)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon sp. (123527)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon sp. (71304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) Speothos sp. (71302)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) Speothos major (87321)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Dusicyon avus (232458)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon avus (232453)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Dusicyon sp. (123831)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon avus (71286 71303 71347 142142 202096)
Lujanian (interglacial)0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Salto) Dusicyon avus (140159)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Cerdocyon thous, Dusicyon avus (212685)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande Do Sul) Dusicyon avus (189982)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piauí) Cerdocyon sp. (211632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Dusicyon avus (59978 124717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) Dusicyon sp. (144976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile Dusicyon avus (71341 71342) Dusicyon sp. (71265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Dusicyon avus (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Tierra del Fuego ) Dusicyon avus (213009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Última Esperanza) Dusicyon avus (213007)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Dusicyon avus (71336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Cerdocyon thous (71313)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon sp. (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Cerdocyon thous (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Minas Gerais) Speothos pacivorus (211801)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Dusicyon griseus (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Speothos venaticus (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Chubut) Dusicyon avus (230879 230880)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (West Falkland) Dusicyon australis (234757)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Chile (Magallanes) Dusicyon avus (230878 230881 230882 230884)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Dusicyon sp. (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Río Negro) Dusicyon avus (230883)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Dusicyon sp. (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Dusicyon avus (145810 230877)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela (Guarico) Cerdocyon thous (21686)