Cynodesmus Scott 1893 (canid)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: W. B. Scott. 1893. The Mammals of the Deep River Beds. The American Naturalist 27(319):659-662

Parent taxon: Hesperocyoninae according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902 and Wang 1994

Sister taxa: Caedocyon, Ectopocynus, Enhydrocyon, Hesperocyon, Mesocyon, Osbornodon, Paraenhydrocyon, Philotrox, Prohesperocyon, Sunkahetanka

Subtaxa: Cynodesmus martini Cynodesmus thooides

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (5: Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota collections)

• Oligocene of United States (10: Nebraska, South Dakota)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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