Carcinodon olearyi Williamson and Carr 2007 (condylarth)

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

The type and many of the referred specimens were earlier incorrectly referred to Oxyclaenus cuspidatus by Matthew (1897) and several following workers (e.g., Matthew, 1937; Kondrashov and Lucas, 2004).

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Belongs to Carcinodon according to Williamson and Carr 2007

Sister taxa: Carcinodon antiquus, Carcinodon aquilonius, Carcinodon simplex

Type specimen: AMNH 799, a maxilla (left partial maxilla with M1-2)

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Carcinodon olearyi in the database

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