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Caninae

Index Caninae

In the history of the carnivores, the family Canidae is represented by the two extinct subfamilies designated as Hesperocyoninae and Borophaginae, and the extant subfamily Caninae. [1]

39 relations: Bat-eared fox, Borophaginae, Canis, Carnivore, Crab-eating fox, Dhole, Dusicyon, Entepicondylar foramen, Eucyon, Extinction, First metatarsal bone, Genus, Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim, Gray fox, Hesperocyoninae, Humerus, Island fox, Leptocyon, Lycaon (genus), Maned wolf, Miocene, North America, Nurocyon, Nyctereutes, Oxford University Press, Premolar, Protocyon, Raccoon dog, Rupelian, Sardinian dhole, Short-eared dog, South American fox, Species, Speothos, Subfamily, Theriodictis, Urocyon, Vulpes, Xenocyon.

Bat-eared fox

The bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis) is a species of fox found on the African savanna, named for its large ears,.

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Borophaginae

The subfamily Borophaginae is an extinct group of canids called "bone-crushing dogs" that were endemic to North America during the Oligocene to Pliocene and lived roughly 36—2.5 million years ago and existing for about.

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Canis

Canis is a genus of the Canidae containing multiple extant species, such as wolves, coyotes, jackals, dingoes, and dogs.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, meaning "meat eater" (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning "meat" or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging.

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Crab-eating fox

The crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, or Maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America, and which appeared during the Pliocene epoch.

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Dhole

The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South and Southeast Asia.

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Dusicyon

Dusicyon is an extinct genus of South American canids.

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Entepicondylar foramen

The entepicondylar foramen is an opening in the distal (far) end of the humerus (upper arm bone) present in some mammals.

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Eucyon

Eucyon (Greek: Eu: good, true; cyon: dog) is an extinct genus of small omnivorous coyote-like canid that first appeared in North America during the Miocene, living from 10.3—3.6 Ma and existed for approximately.

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Extinction

In biology, extinction is the termination of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon), normally a species.

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First metatarsal bone

The first metatarsal bone is the bone in the foot just behind the big toe.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim

Johann Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (Grigorij Ivanovitsch Fischer von Waldheim (Григорий Иванович Фишер фон Вальдгейм) in Russian) (13 October 1771 – 18 October 1853) was a German and Russian anatomist, entomologist and paleontologist.

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Gray fox

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is a carnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America.

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Hesperocyoninae

The Hesperocyoninae are a subfamily of extinct canids.

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Humerus

The humerus (plural: humeri) is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.

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Island fox

The island fox (Urocyon littoralis) is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California.

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Leptocyon

Leptocyon (Greek: slender dog) is a small extinct genus of canid endemic to North America during the Oligocene through Miocene living from 24.8—10.3 million years ago, existing for about 25.8-10.3 million years.

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Lycaon (genus)

Lycaon is a genus of canid.

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Maned wolf

The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the largest canid of South America.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Nurocyon

Nurocyon chonokhariensis the only species in the genus Nurocyon is an extinct member of the dog family (Canidae) from the Pliocene of Mongolia.

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Nyctereutes

Nyctereutes is an Old World genus of the family Canidae, consisting of just one living species, the raccoon dog of East Asia.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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Premolar

The premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

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Protocyon

Protocyon is an extinct genus of small omnivorous canid endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene living from 0.781 Ma to 12,000 years ago and existed for approximately.

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Raccoon dog

The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides, from the Greek words nukt-, "night" + ereutēs, "wanderer" + prokuōn, "before-dog" + -oidēs, "similar to"), also known as the mangut (its Evenki name) is a canid indigenous to East Asia.

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Rupelian

The Rupelian is, in the geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene epoch/series.

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Sardinian dhole

The Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium sardous), also known as the Sardinian fox, was an endemic insular canid, that occurred on the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia (Italy) and Corsica (France).

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Short-eared dog

The short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), also known as the short-eared zorro and small-eared dog,de la Rosa, Carlos L.; and Nocke, Claudia.

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South American fox

The South American fox (Lycalopex), commonly called raposa in Portuguese, or zorro in Spanish, are a genus of the family Canidae from South America.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Speothos

Speothos is a genus of canid found in Central and South America.

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Subfamily

In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: subfamilia, plural subfamiliae) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus.

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Theriodictis

Theriodictis is an extinct genus of small hypercarnivorous fox-like canid endemic to South America during the Pleistocene, living from 1.2 Ma-11,000 years ago and existing for approximately.

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Urocyon

The genus Urocyon (from the Greek word for "tailed dog") is a genus that contains two (or possibly three; see next paragraph) living Western Hemisphere foxes in the family Canidae; the gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) and the closely related island fox (Urocyon littoralis), which is a dwarf cousin of the gray fox; as well as one fossil species, Urocyon progressus.

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Vulpes

Vulpes is a genus of the Canidae.

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Xenocyon

Xenocyon ("strange wolf") is an extinct subgenus of Canis.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caninae

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