Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: M.-C. Chow. 1975. Some Carnivores from the Eocene of China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 13(3):165-168

Parent taxon: Canidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

Sister taxa: Alopex, Amphicyon angustidens, Borophaginae, Caninae, Cubacyon, Cuon, Cynotherium, Dysodus, Hesperocyoninae, Hydrocyon, Icticyon, Leucocyon, Lupulella, Lupus, Lycaon, Lycorus, Megalotis, Otocyoninae, Palaeocyon, Plesiocyon, Schaeffia, Simenia, Synagodus, Thous, Vulpes

Subtaxa: Chailicyon crassidens

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Type: Chailicyon crassidens

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Heti Formation Locality 1 (Eocene of China)

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Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.