†Palaeonictis de Blainville 1842 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae
Alternative spelling: Palaeonyctis
Parent taxon: Palaeonictinae according to S. G. B. Chester et al. 2010
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1880, Cope 1880, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902, Scott 1892, Sinclair and Jepsen 1929 and Van Valen 1967
Sister taxon: Ambloctonus
Subtaxa: Palaeonictis gigantea Palaeonictis occidentalis Palaeonictis peloria Palaeonictis wingi
Type: Palaeonictis gigantea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), Canada (2: Northwest Territories), France (5), the United Kingdom (2), United States (23: Wyoming)
• Clarkforkian of United States (8: Colorado, Wyoming)
Total: 42 collections including 43 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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