Procyon cancrivorus Cuvier 1798 (crab eating raccoon)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Alternative combinations: Thous cancrivorus, Ursus cancrivorus

Belongs to Procyon according to J. E. A. Bertram and A. A. Biewener 1990

See also Bourguignat 1875

Sister taxa: Procyon (Euprocyon), Procyon (Procyon), Procyon gipsoni, Procyon gymnocercus, Procyon lotor, Procyon megalokolos, Procyon rexroadensis

Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 12.3, humerus diameter 12.3, radius diameter 6.90, tibia diameter 12.2

Estimated body mass: 11.7 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (3 collections), Venezuela (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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