Angelarctocyon australis Gustafson 1986 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Alternative combination: Miacis australis

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 Angelarctocyon according to S. Tomiya and Z. J. Tseng 2016

See also Gustafson 1986

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Blue Cliff Horizon, which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in Texas

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: New Mexico, Texas collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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