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{{short description|Genus of canid}} |
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| taxon = Osbornodon |
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|status = fossil |
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| authority = Wang, 1994 |
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|regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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|phylum = [[Chordata]] |
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|classis = [[Mammalia]] |
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|ordo = [[Carnivora]] |
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| range_map_caption = Approximate range of ''Osbornodon'' based on fossil distribution |
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|familia = [[Canidae]] |
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|subfamilia = [[Hesperocyoninae]] |
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* ''O. fricki'' |
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* ''O. iamonensis'' |
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* ''O. renjiei'' |
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* ''O. sensoni'' |
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* ''O. scitulus'' |
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* ''O. wangi'' |
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'''''Osbornodon''''' is an extinct genus of canids (family [[Canidae]] that existed from the [[Oligocene]] epoch to [[Early Miocene]] 32-18 [[Ma (unit)|Ma]] in [[North America]]. |
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'''''Osbornodon''''' ("[[Henry Fairfield Osborn|Osborn]]'s tooth") is an extinct genus of [[Canidae|canid]] that were endemic to [[North America]] and which lived from the [[Oligocene]] to the [[Early Miocene]], 33.9—15.97 [[Annum|Ma]] ([[Appearance Event Ordination|AEO]]), existing for approximately {{Mya|34-16|million years}}. |
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Five known species of the genus Osbornodon existed. Osbornodon fricki (18 Ma), Osbornodon iamonensis (synonymous Cynodesmus nobilis, Paradaphoenus tropicalis) (21 Ma), Osbornodon renjiei (33 Ma), Osbornodon sesnoni (32 Ma). |
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<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/> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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Seven known species of ''Osbornodon'' existed: |
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Osbornodon scitulus appears to be a transitional species that partially fills a large morphological and stratigraphical gap within the Osbornodon genus. Compared to Osbornodon renjiei and Osbornodon sesnoni, Osbornodon scitulus possesses derived characters such as large [[frontal sinus]], high [[sagittal crest]], narrow infraorbital canal, short [[bulla]], and broad premolars. O. scitulus differs from Osbornodon wangi in larger size and relatively wider P3 and shorter P4. O. scitulus is distinguishable from O. iamonensis and later species in its primitive characters such as a non-elongated [[rostrum]], paroccipital process that is not expanded posteriorly, [[mastoid]] process not reduced, and p4 not differentially enlarged relative to p3.<ref>[[http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0090(2003)279%3C0163%3AC%3E2.0.CO%3B2&ct=1 Bio One Online Journal]</ref> |
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*''Osbornodon brachypus'' <small>Cope 1881</small> |
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*''Osbornodon fricki'' <small>Wang 1994</small> (18 Ma) |
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*''[[Osbornodon iamonensis]]'' <small>Sellards 1916</small> (21 Ma) |
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*''Osbornodon renjiei'' <small>Wang 1994</small> (33 Ma) |
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*''Osbornodon sesnoni'' <small>Macdonald 1967</small> (32 Ma) |
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*''Osbornodon scitulus'' <small>Hay 1924</small> |
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*''Osbornodon wangi'' <small>Hayes 2000</small> |
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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> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II |
*R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II |
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*[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=41226&is_real_user=0 Paleo Data Base - Osbornodon] |
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[[Category:Burdigalian genus extinctions]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 1 September 2023
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