†Rhizocyon Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
Parent taxon: Borophaginae according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Archaeocyon, Borophagini, Borophagus, Otarocyon, Oxetocyon, Phlaocyonini
Subtaxa: Rhizocyon oregonensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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