†Prototocyon Pohle 1928 (canine)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Parent taxon: Vulpini according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Ferrucyon, Metalopex, Otocyon, Urocyon
Subtaxa: Prototocyon recki
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Kromdraai - Member 2 (Pliocene of South Africa)
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