Porthocyon matthewi Freudenberg 1910 (bone-crushing dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Belongs to Porthocyon according to Freudenberg 1910

Sister taxa: Borophagus diversidens, Borophagus dudleyi, Borophagus hilli, Borophagus littoralis, Borophagus orc, Borophagus parvus, Borophagus pugnator, Borophagus secundus, Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus, Osteoborus crassipinaetus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Porthocyon matthewi in the database

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