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Colpoclaenus procyonoides

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Neoclaenodon procyonoides was named by Matthew (1937).

It was recombined as Claenodon procyonoides by Simpson (1937); it was recombined as Arctocyon procyonoides by Wolberg (1979); it was recombined as Colpoclaenus procyonoides by Van Valen (1978), Williamson and Lucas (1993), Williamson (1996), Scott (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Neoclaenodon procyonoides Matthew
1937Claenodon procyonoides Simpson
1978Colpoclaenus procyonoides Van Valen
1979Arctocyon procyonoides Wolberg
1993Colpoclaenus procyonoides Williamson and Lucas
1996Colpoclaenus procyonoides Williamson
2003Colpoclaenus procyonoides Scott

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

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.

†Colpoclaenus procyonoides Matthew 1937
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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: 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: Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

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

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Colpoclaenus sp. (14894)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Colpoclaenus procyonoides (14833 14835 14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Claenodon procyonoides (200442)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Montana) Arctocyon procyonoides (14937)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Claenodon procyonoides (14989)