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Canis apolloniensis is a species of canidae which was endemic to Europe and lived from (1.81 Mya) to (0.781 Mya) during the Early Pleistocene epoch..

Canis apolloniensis was named by Koufos and Kostopoulos 1997. The only fossil reference comes from northern Greece

Sister species

Sister species of Canus apolloniensis: Canis alopex, Canis armbrusteri, Canis aureus, Canis cedazoensis, Canis dirus, Canis familiaris, Canis ferox, Canis hyaena, Canis latrans, Canis lepophagus, Canis lupus, Canis primigenius, and Canis rufus.

References

1. PaleoBiology Database: Canis apolloniensis, age range and collections
2. G. D. Koufos and D.S. Kostopoulos. 1997. New carnivore material from the Plio-Pleistocene of Macedonia (Greece) with the description of a new canid. Munchner Geowissenschaft Abteilung A 34:33-63

v t e Extinct Canidae
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Caniformia
Canidae Canidae †Prohesperocyon †Hesperocyoninae Hesperocyon Mesocyon Cynodesmus Sunkahetanka Philotrox Enhydrocyon Paraenhydrocyon Caedocyon Ectopocynus Osbornodon O. brachypus O. fricki O. iamonensis O. renjiei O. sesnoni O. scitulus O. wangi †Borophaginae Archaeocyon Oxetocyon Otarocyon Rhizocyon Phlaocyonini Cynarctoides Phlaocyon P. achoros P. annectens P. latidens P. leucosteus P. mariae P. marslandensis P. minor P. multicuspus P. taylori P. yatkolai Borophagini Cormocyon Desmocyon Metatomarctus Euoplocyon Psalidocyon Microtomarctus Protomarctus Tephrocyon Cynarctina Paracynarctus Cynarctus Aelurodontina Tomarctus Aelurodon Borophagina Paratomarctus Carpocyon Protepicyon Epicyon Borophagus B. diversidens B. dudleyi B. hilli B. littoralis B. orc B. parvus B. pugnator B. secundus Caninae see below↓
Caninae Caninae †Leptocyon †Metalopex Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpini †Ferrucyon †Prototocyon Nyctereutes (raccoon dogs) †N. abdeslami †N. donnezani †N. lockwoodi †N. megamastoides †N. sinensis †N. tingi †N. vinetorum Vulpes (true foxes) †V. hassani †V. praeglacialis †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae †V. rooki †V. skinneri †V. stenognathus †V. gigas Canini (true dogs) †Canis gezi †Nurocyon Cerdocyonina (zorro) †Protocyon †Theriodictis Speothos †Pleistocene bush dog (S. pacivorus) †Dusicyon Falkland Islands wolf (D. australis) D. avus D. cultridens Lycalopex (South American foxes) †L. cultridens (?) †L. ensenadensis Canina (wolf-like canids) see below↓
Canina (wolf-like canids) Canina †Dire wolf (Aenocyon) †Sardinian dhole (Cynotherium) †Trinil dog (Mececyon) †Merriam's dog (Megacyon) †Xenocyon †Eucyon E. davisi E. debonisi E. ferox E. khoikhoi Lycaon †L. magnus †L. sekowei Dhole (Cuon alpinus) †C. a. antiquus †C. a. caucasicus †European dhole (C. a. europaeus) †Tien Shan dhole (C. a. hesperius) Canis †C. antonii †C. apolloniensis †Armbruster's wolf (C. armbrusteri) †C. arnensis †C. borjgali †C. cedazoensis †C. chihliensis †Edward's wolf (C. edwardii) †Etruscan wolf (C. etruscus) †C. lepophagus †Mosbach wolf (C. mosbachensis) †C. nehringi †C. palmidens †C. variabilis Coyote (C. latrans) †Pleistocene coyote (C. l. orcutti) Red wolf (C. rufus) †Florida black wolf (C. r. floridanus) †Gregory's wolf (C. r. gregoryi) Wolf (C. lupus) †Prehistoric C. l. bohemica C. l. lunellensis C. l. maximus C. l. santenaisiensis Cave wolf (C. l. spelaeus) Beringian wolf †Recently extinct Sicilian wolf (C. l. cristaldii) Hokkaido wolf (C. l. hattai) Japanese wolf (C. l. hodophilax) Austro-Hungarian wolf Synonymized under C. l. arctos: Bernard's wolf (C. l. bernardi) Synonymized under C. l. occidentalis: Kenai Peninsula wolf (C. l. alces) Manitoba wolf (C. l. griseoalbus) Synonymized under C. l. nubilus: Newfoundland wolf (C. l. beothucus) Cascade mountain wolf (C. l. fuscus) Mogollon mountain wolf (C. l. mogollonensis) Texas wolf (C. l. monstrabilis) Southern Rocky Mountain wolf (C. l. youngi)
See also: Evolution of the wolf Category:Extinct canids

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