Arctocyon acrogenius Gazin 1956

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Alternative combinations: Claenodon acrogenius, Mentoclaenodon acrogenius

Synonyms: Arctocyon mumak Van Valen 1978, Arctocyonides mumak Van Valen 1978, Claenodon mumak Van Valen 1978

Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. Palaeocene mammalian faunas of the Bison Basin in south-central Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(6):1-57

Belongs to Arctocyon according to P. E. Kondrashov and S. G. Lucas 2004

See also Archibald et al. 1987, Gazin 1956, Secord 1998, Van Valen 1978, Williamson and Lucas 1993 and Winterfeld 1982

Sister taxa: Arctocyon corrugatus, Arctocyon ferox, Arctocyon nexus, Arctocyon primaevus

Type specimens:

  • Arctocyon acrogenius: USNM 20634, a mandible. Its type locality is Saddle, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
  • Arctocyonides mumak: PU 17406.

Distribution:

• Paleocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan collection), United States (13: Colorado, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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