†Gustafsonia cognita Gustafson 1986 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combination: Miacis cognitus
Full reference: E. P. Gustafson. 1986. Carnivorous mammals of the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene of Trans-Pecos Texas. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin 33:1-66
Belongs to Gustafsonia according to S. Tomiya and Z. J. Tseng 2016
See also Gustafson 1986
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Reeves Bonebed, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in Texas
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Reeves Bonebed
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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