Leptocyon mollis Merriam 1906 (canine)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1906. Carnivora From the Tertiary Formations of the John Day Region. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(1):1-64

Belongs to Leptocyon according to R. H. Tedford et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Leptocyon delicatus, Leptocyon douglassi, Leptocyon gregorii, Leptocyon leidyi, Leptocyon matthewi, Leptocyon tejonensis, Leptocyon vafer, Leptocyon vulpinus

Type specimen: UCMP 90, a partial skull (skull with I3 broken–C, P1 broken, and P2–M2)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at John Day Units E and F (Oligocene of Oregon)

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