Ambloctonus sinosus Cope 1875 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Synonym: Ambloctonus hyaenoides Matthew and Granger 1915

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1875. Systematic Catalogue of Vertebrata of the Eocene of New Mexico, Collected in 1874. Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Engineer Department, U. S. Army 5-37

Belongs to Ambloctonus according to W. B. Scott 1892

See also Cope 1875, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902 and Matthew and Granger 1915

Sister taxa: Ambloctonus major, Ambloctonus priscus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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