Oxyaena forcipata Cope 1874 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Synonym: Oxyaena ultima Denison 1938

Belongs to Oxyaena according to Cope 1874

See also Cope 1875, Denison 1938, Gunnell 1998, Guthrie 1967, Guthrie 1971, Hay 1902, Kihm 1984 and Scott 1892

Sister taxa: Oxyaena gulo, Oxyaena intermedia, Oxyaena lupina, Oxyaena pardalis, Oxyaena simpsoni, Oxyaena woutersi, Argillotherium toliapicum

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (24: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)

Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence

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