Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combinations: Borocyon robustum, Daphoenodon robustum
Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1910. Description of new carnivores from the Miocene of western Nebraska. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 4(5):205-278
Belongs to Daphoenodon (Borocyon) according to R. M. Hunt 2009
See also Frailey 1979, Matthew 1918, Peterson 1910 and Woodburne et al. 1974
Sister taxa: Daphoenodon (Borocyon) neomexicanus, Daphoenodon (Borocyon) niobrarensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Whistle Creek (Upper), which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Marsland Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (10: Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Nebraska, Oregon)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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