†Ambloctonus sinosus Cope 1875 (creodont)
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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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