Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
Parent taxon: Borophaginae according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Borophagini, Borophagus, Otarocyon, Oxetocyon, Phlaocyonini, Rhizocyon
Subtaxa: Archaeocyon falkenbachi Archaeocyon leptodus Archaeocyon pavidus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (13: Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Oligocene of United States (23: California, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 36 collections including 37 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.