Theriodictis floridanus Tedford et al. 2009 (canine)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: R. H. Tedford, X. Wang, and B. E. Taylor. 2009. Phylogenetic Systematics of the North American Fossil Caninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325:1-218

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

Sister taxa: Theriodictis platensis, Theriodictis tarijensis

Type specimen: UF 19324, a mandible. Its type locality is Inglis IA, which is in a Gelasian terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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