Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 (Falkland Island wolf)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative combination: Ducicyon avus

Synonym: Canis platensis Mercerat 1891

Belongs to Dusicyon according to F. J. Prevosti et al. 2015

See also Berman 1986, Oliver Schneider 1926 and Prevosti et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Dusicyon australis, Dusicyon culpaeolus, Dusicyon cultridens, Dusicyon inca

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (15 collections), Brazil (3), Chile (7), Uruguay (2)

Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence

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