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Carpocyon

Description

Carpocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, 13.6 to 5.3 Ma Mya, existing for approximately 16.5 million years. The four species in the genus varied in size, with the largest (C. webbi) being about the size of a wolf; all had relatively small teeth, suggesting a diet that was more omnivorous than that of other contemporary borophagines.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4833460https://www.gbif.org/species/4833460
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41199https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41199
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : Carpocyon
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-LaurasiatheriaWaddell et al. 1999
-ScrotiferaWaddell et al. 1999
-FeraeLinnaeus 1758
-CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
-CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivoraBowditch 1821
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
superfamilyCanoideaSimpson 1931
familyCanidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyBorophaginaeSimpson 1945
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeBorophaginaWang et al. 1999
genusCarpocyonWebb 1969
Scientific NameCarpocyon Webb, 1969
Name Published InWebb, S. D. 1969. The Pliocene Canidae of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences 14(4): 273-308.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Carpocyongenusbelongs to Canidaestated without evidenceWebb, 1969
Carpocyongenusbelongs to CanidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Carpocyongenusbelongs to Borophaginastated with evidenceWang et al., 1999
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance10.3 - 4.9 Ma
Neogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore, omnivore (based on Canidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. D. Webb. 1969. The Pliocene Canidae of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 14(4):273-308
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpocyon

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aelurodon compressus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1723.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Carpocyon limosus
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
310.3 Ma
Miocene
10.3 Ma
Miocene
Carpocyon webbi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1216.0 Ma
Miocene
10.3 Ma
Miocene
Tomarctus robustus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1223.0 Ma
Miocene
13.6 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1969Carpocyon Webb
1988Carpocyon Carroll
1999Carpocyon Wang et al. p. 218
2004Carpocyon Wang et al. p. 451

References

Webb S. D. (1969) The Pliocene Canidae of Florida, Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 14 4, 273-308
Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Wang X., Tedford R. H., et al (1999) Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243, 1-392
Wang X., Wideman B. C., et al (2004) A new species of Aelurodon (Carnivora, Canidae) from the Barstovian of Montana, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24 2, 445-452
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Bull. Fla St. Mus., Biol. Sci. 14 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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