†Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 (Falkland Island wolf)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Ducicyon avus
Synonym: Canis platensis Mercerat 1891
Belongs to Dusicyon according to F. J. Prevosti et al. 2015
See also Berman 1986, Oliver Schneider 1926 and Prevosti et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Dusicyon australis, Dusicyon culpaeolus, Dusicyon cultridens, Dusicyon inca
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (15 collections), Brazil (3), Chile (7), Uruguay (2)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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