Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Full reference: G. G. Simpson. 1935. The Tiffany fauna, Upper Paleocene. 3, Primates, Carnivora, Condylarthra, and Amblypoda. American Museum Novitates 817
Belongs to Thryptacodon according to L. M. Van Valen 1978
See also Simpson 1935
Sister taxa: Thryptacodon antiquus, Thryptacodon barae, Thryptacodon orthogonius, Thryptacodon pseudarctos
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mason Pocket, which is in a Tiffanian fissure fill shale in Colorado
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (25: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
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