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{{short description|Genus of canid}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|name = ''Osbornodon''▼
| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|Early Oligocene|Early Miocene}}
| type_species = †''Osbornodon fricki''▼
| subdivision_ranks = Species▼
| subdivision = See text▼
| range_map = Osbornodon.png▼
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▲|genus_authority = Wang, 1994
▲|type_species = †''Osbornodon fricki''
▲|subdivision_ranks = Species
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▲|range_map = Osbornodon.png
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'''''Osbornodon''''' ("[[Henry Fairfield Osborn|Osborn]]'s
<ref>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=41226 Paleobiology Database: ''Osbornodon''].</ref> It was the last surviving genus of the [[Hesperocyoninae|hesperocyonine]] subfamily, the oldest subfamily of canids.<ref name=Wang2008/>
Seven known species of the genus ''Osbornodon'' existed: ▼
*''Osbornodon fricki'' (18 Ma)▼
==Species==
*''Osbornodon brachypus'' <small>Cope 1881</small>
▲*''Osbornodon fricki'' <small>Wang 1994</small> (18 Ma)
*''[[Osbornodon iamonensis]]'' <small>Sellards 1916</small> (21 Ma)
*''Osbornodon renjiei'' <small>Wang 1994</small> (33 Ma)
*''Osbornodon sesnoni'' <small>Macdonald 1967</small> (32 Ma)
*''Osbornodon scitulus'' <small>Hay 1924</small>
*''Osbornodon wangi'' <small>Hayes 2000</small>
The earlier species were about the size of a small fox, and had teeth suggesting an omnivorous or [[hypocarnivore|hypocarnivorous]] diet. Later species were larger and more actively predaceous. The last species, ''O. fricki'', was about the size of a large wolf.<ref name=Wang2008>{{cite book |last1= Wang |first1= Xiaoming | last2= Tedford | first2= Richard H. | date= 2008 |title= Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History |publisher= Columbia |page= 31 |isbn= 978-0-231-13528-3}}</ref>
==References==
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*R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II
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[[Category:Hesperocyonines]]
[[Category:Oligocene
[[Category:Miocene
[[Category:Prehistoric carnivoran genera]]
[[Category:Burdigalian genus extinctions]]
[[Category:Prehistoric mammals of North America]]
[[Category:Rupelian genus first appearances]]
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Osbornodon Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Subfamily: | †Hesperocyoninae |
Genus: | †Osbornodon Wang, 1994 |
Type species | |
†Osbornodon fricki | |
Species | |
See text | |
Approximate range of Osbornodon based on fossil distribution |
Osbornodon ("Osborn's tooth") is an extinct genus of canid that were endemic to North America and which lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 33.9—15.97 Ma (AEO), existing for approximately 18 million years. [1] It was the last surviving genus of the hesperocyonine subfamily, the oldest subfamily of canids.[2]
Species[edit]
Seven known species of Osbornodon existed:
- Osbornodon brachypus Cope 1881
- Osbornodon fricki Wang 1994 (18 Ma)
- Osbornodon iamonensis Sellards 1916 (21 Ma)
- Osbornodon renjiei Wang 1994 (33 Ma)
- Osbornodon sesnoni Macdonald 1967 (32 Ma)
- Osbornodon scitulus Hay 1924
- Osbornodon wangi Hayes 2000
The earlier species were about the size of a small fox, and had teeth suggesting an omnivorous or hypocarnivorous diet. Later species were larger and more actively predaceous. The last species, O. fricki, was about the size of a large wolf.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Osbornodon.
- ^ a b Wang, Xiaoming; Tedford, Richard H. (2008). Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History. Columbia. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-231-13528-3.
- R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II