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Amphicyon ingens

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Amphicyon ingens was named by Matthew (1924).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. confucianus, A. cooperi, A. crassidens, A. steinheimensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Amphicyon ingens Matthew

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
genusAmphicyonLartet 1836
speciesingens

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.

†Amphicyon ingens Matthew 1924
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Hunt 1998

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Early/Lower Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Amphicyon ingens (19472 19557 19581 19616)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Amphicyon ingens (18203)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Amphicyon ingens (17880)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Amphicyon ingens (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian - early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Amphicyon ingens (156738)