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Canis mosbachensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Canis mosbachensis was named by Soergel (1925).

Subspecies
C. variabilis (syn. Canis cyonoides)
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. kronstadtensis, C. multicuspus, C. ocropus, C. orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Canis mosbachensis Soergel
1995Canis mosbachensis Capasso Barbato and Gliozzi p. 239
2008Canis mosbachensis Wang et al.
2017Canis mosbachensis Medin et al. p. 30
2018Canis mosbachensis Jiangzuo et al. p. 95
2022Canis mosbachensis Madurell-Malapeira 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusCanis
speciesmosbachensisSoergel 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.

†Canis mosbachensis Soergel 1925
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Invalid names: Canis cyonoides Pei 1934 [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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) Canis mosbachensis (35369)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Foggia) Canis mosbachensis (40988)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) Canis mosbachensis (35457)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Canis mosbachensis (33973 33974 33975 34009)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Spain (Catalonia) Canis mosbachensis (197075)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Israel (Jordan Valley) Canis mosbachensis (197939)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Hebei) Canis mosbachensis (197074)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Belgium Canis mosbachensis (34127)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Spain (Castilla-Leon) Canis mosbachensis (34872 34920)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Italy Canis arnensis (49239)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Beijing) Canis cyonoides (231076)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Romania Canis mosbachensis (34010)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Capri Island) Canis sp. (43016)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Liaoning) Canis mosbachensis (230980)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Barany) Canis mosbachensis (35467)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Castilla-Leon) Canis mosbachensis (34925)
Middle Pleistocene - Holocene0.774 - 0.0United Kingdom Canis mosbachensis (197163)