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Amphicynodon teilhardi

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Pachycynodon teilhardi was named by Matthew and Granger (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 19007, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.

It was recombined as Amphicynodon teilhardi by Cirot and de Bonis (1992), Wang and Qiu (2003), Wang et al. (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Pachycynodon teilhardi Matthew and Granger
1970Cynodictis mongoliensis Janovskaja
1992Amphicynodon mongoliensis Cirot and de Bonis
1992Amphicynodon teilhardi Cirot and de Bonis
2003Amphicynodon teilhardi Wang and Qiu
2005Amphicynodon teilhardi Wang 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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAmphicynodontinae
genusAmphicynodonFilhol 1881
speciesteilhardi()

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.

Amphicynodon teilhardi Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Cynodictis mongoliensis Janovskaja 1970 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Pachycynodon teilhardi (53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Amphicynodon teilhardi (53978 180961 201191)