Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
Full reference: O. J. Linares. 1981. Tres nuevos carnivoros Procionidos fósiles del Mioceno de Norte y Sudamerica. Ameghiniana 18(3-4):113-121
Belongs to Cyonasua according to O. J. Linares 1981
Sister taxa: Cyonasua argentina, Cyonasua brevirostris, Cyonasua clausa, Cyonasua groeberi, Cyonasua longirostris, Cyonasua lutaria, Cyonasua meranii, Cyonasua robusta, Cyonasua zettii
Type specimen: AM 45985, a mandible (right mandible with pm2-m2). Its type locality is San Carlos East, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Huayquerías Formation of Argentina.
Ecology: scansorial frugivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (1 collection), Bolivia (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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