Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combination: Anacodon nexus
Full reference: C. L. Gazin. 1956. The upper Paleocene Mammalia from the Almy formation in western Wyoming. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(7):1-18
Belongs to Arctocyon according to R. Secord 2008
See also Gazin 1956
Sister taxa: Arctocyon acrogenius, Arctocyon corrugatus, Arctocyon ferox, Arctocyon primaevus
Type specimen: USNM 21282, a mandible. Its type locality is Buckman Hollow, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial claystone in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Clarkforkian of United States (6: Wyoming collections)
• Paleocene of United States (16: Wyoming)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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