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Colpoclaenus

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Colpoclaenus was named by Patterson and McGrew (1962). It is not extant. Its type is Colpoclaenus keeferi.

It was assigned to Arctocyoninae by Archibald (1998); and to Arctocyonidae by Patterson and McGrew (1962), McKenna and Bell (1997), Burger (2007).

Species
C. keeferi (type species), C. procyonoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Colpoclaenus Patterson and McGrew
1997Colpoclaenus McKenna and Bell
1998Colpoclaenus Archibald
2007Colpoclaenus Burger p. 147

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusColpoclaenus

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. †Colpoclaenus Patterson and McGrew 1962
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†Colpoclaenus keeferi Patterson and McGrew 1962
†Colpoclaenus procyonoides Matthew 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:54:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:06:44
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti1 or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) C. sp. (14828)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) C. procyonoides (14833 14835 14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Claenodon procyonoides (200442)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) C. keeferi (14939)
Ti360.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) C. keeferi (14992)
Ti360.9 - 56.2USA (Colorado) C. keeferi (99823)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Claenodon procyonoides (14989) C. keeferi (15017 15067)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) C. keeferi (14929 14933) C. sp. (14961)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Arctocyon procyonoides (14937) Claenodon sp. (15025)