Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Full reference: S. G. B. Chester, J. I. Bloch, R. Secord and D. M. Boyer. 2010. A new small-bodied species of Palaeonictis (Creodonta, Oxyaenidae) from the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 17(4):227-243
Belongs to Palaeonictis according to S. G. B. Chester et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Palaeonictis gigantea, Palaeonictis occidentalis, Palaeonictis peloria
Type specimen: UF 244450, a mandible (associated right and left dentaries). Its type locality is WY0001, which is in a Sandcouleean terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Wyoming collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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