†Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. 2011 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 2011. Evolution of Large Carnivores During the Mid-Cenozoic of North America: The Temnocyonine Radiation (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 358:1-153
Parent taxon: Temnocyoninae according to R. M. Hunt 2011
Sister taxa: Mammacyon, Rudiocyon, Temnocyon
Subtaxa: Delotrochanter major Delotrochanter oryktes Delotrochanter petersoni
Type: Delotrochanter oryktes
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (4: Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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