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Brachyrhynchocyon

Description

Brachyrhynchocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4833401https://www.gbif.org/species/4833401
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41274https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41274
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Brachyrhynchocyon
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
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyDaphoeninaeHunt 1998
genusBrachyrhynchocyonScott & Jepsen 1936
Scientific NameBrachyrhynchocyon Scott & Jepsen, 1936
Name Published InTrans. Amer. Phil. Soc., 28
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Brachyrhynchocyongenusbelongs to Amphicyonidaestated without evidenceLoomis, 1936
Brachyrhynchocyongenusbelongs to Daphoeninaestated with evidenceHunt, 1998
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
First Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance33.9 - 33.3 Ma
Oligocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Amphicyonidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. B. Scott and G. L. Jepsen. 1936. The Mammalian Fauna of the White River Oligocene: Part I. Insectivora and Carnivora. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 28(1):1-153
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachyrhynchocyon

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Brachicyon intermedius
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Brachyrhynchocyon montanus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Daphoenus dodgei
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1437.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Brachicyon Loomis, 1931GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Brachicyon

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1931Brachicyon Loomis
1936Brachyrhynchocyon Loomis
1936Brachyrhynchocyon Scott and Jepsen p. 80
1948Daphoenocyon Hough
1998Brachyrhynchocyon Hunt, Jr. p. 203

References

Scott W. B., Jepsen G. L. (1936) The Mammalian Fauna of the White River Oligocene: Part I. Insectivora and Carnivora, Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 28 1, 1-153 doi:10.2307/1005507
Loomis F. B. (1931) A new Oligocene dog, American Journal of Science 222 128, 100-102 doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-22.128.100
Hunt, Jr. R. M. (1998) Amphicyonidae, 196-227
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
Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc., 28 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - 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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