†Oxyaena lupina Cope 1874 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Synonyms: Oxyaena huerfanensis Osborn 1897, Oxyaena morsitans Cope 1874
Belongs to Oxyaena according to G. F. Gunnell 1998
See also Cope 1875, Denison 1938, Hay 1902, Matthew and Granger 1915, Robinson 1966 and Scott 1892
Sister taxa: Oxyaena forcipata, Oxyaena gulo, Oxyaena intermedia, Oxyaena pardalis, Oxyaena simpsoni, Oxyaena woutersi, Argillotherium toliapicum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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