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Acrocyon sectorius

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8445469https://www.gbif.org/species/8445469
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)244543https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=244543
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Borhyaenidae : Acrocyon : Acrocyon sectorius
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Chordata : Mammalia : Sparassodonta : Borhyaenidae : Acrocyon : Acrocyon sectorius
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
speciesAcrocyon sectoriusAmeghino 1887
Generic NameAcrocyon
Scientific NameAcrocyon sectorius Ameghino, 1887
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acrocyon sectoriusspeciesbelongs to Acrocyonstated with evidenceAmeghino, 1887
Acrocyon sectoriusspeciesbelongs to Acrocyonstated without evidenceAmeghino, 1894
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance17.5 - 16.3 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance17.5 - 16.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Sparassodonta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Sparassodonta)
Reproductionviviparous (based on Theria)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)F. Ameghino. 1894. Enumeration synoptique des especes de mammifères fossiles des formations éocènes de Patagonie. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba (Republica Argentina) 13:259-452

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat, 1891GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Borhyaenidae : Acrocyon : Acrocyon eguianus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1887Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino
1891Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat
1894Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino p. 121

References

Ameghino F. Enumeration synoptique des especes de mammifères fossiles des formations éocènes de Patagonie, Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba (Republica Argentina) 13, 259-452
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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