†Mammacyon Loomis 1936 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1936. Three new Miocene dogs and their phylogeny. Journal of Paleontology 10(1):44-52
Parent taxon: Temnocyoninae according to R. M. Hunt 2011
See also Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998 and Loomis 1936
Sister taxa: Delotrochanter, Rudiocyon, Temnocyon
Subtaxa: Mammacyon ferocior Mammacyon obtusidens
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (3: Florida, Wyoming collections)
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Nebraska, South Dakota)
• Eocene to Oligocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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