Procynodictis vulpiceps Wortman and Matthew 1899 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: J. L. Wortman and W. D. Matthew. 1899. The ancestry of certain members of the Canidae, the Viverridae, and Procyonidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(6):109-138

Belongs to Procynodictis according to A. R. Friscia and D. T. Rasmussen 2010

See also Hay 1902 and Wortman and Matthew 1899

Sister taxon: Procynodictis progressus

Type specimen: AMNH 2506 and, AMNH 2514, a partial skeleton (No2514) includes one upper and both lower jaws, together with the greater part of a hind foot, and the other (No. 2506) includes a part of the skull and the g).

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (7: Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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