Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 2011. Evolution of Large Carnivores During the Mid-Cenozoic of North America: The Temnocyonine Radiation (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 358:1-153
Belongs to Delotrochanter according to R. M. Hunt 2011
Sister taxa: Delotrochanter oryktes, Delotrochanter petersoni
Type specimen: F:AM 27561, a set of teeth (right and left lower canines; partial p2–3, complete p4–m1, m2 trigonid, all of the left side; right p3–m1; an upper canine, right P2–4, maxilla fragment with r). Its type locality is Van Tassel (Upper), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Van Tassel (Upper)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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