Canini (tribe)

Canini
Temporal range: 9–0 Ma Late MiocenePresent[1]
Canina (represented by the golden jackal) and Cerdocyonina (represented by the crab-eating fox)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Tribe: Canini
Fischer de Waldheim, 1817[2]
Genera[1]

Canini is a taxonomic rank which represents the dog-like tribe of the subfamily Caninae (the canines), and is sister to the fox-like tribe Vulpini. The Canini came into existence 9 million years ago. This group was first represented by Eucyon, mostly by Eucyon davisi that was spread widely across North America[1] and is basal to the other members of the tribe.[3] Its members are informally known as true dogs.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Tedford2009 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Fischer de Waldheim, G. 1817. Adversaria zoological. Memoir Societe Naturelle (Moscow) 5:368–428. p372
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Zrzavý2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).