†Dusicyon Hamilton Smith 1839 (Falkland Island wolf)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative spellings: Canis (Dusicyon), Ducicyon
Parent taxon: Cerdocyonina according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Cabrera 1931, Carroll 1988, Oliver Schneider 1926 and van Gelder 1978
Sister taxa: Atelocynus, Cerdocyon, Speothos
Subtaxa: Dusicyon australis Dusicyon avus Dusicyon culpaeolus Dusicyon cultridens Dusicyon inca
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (19 collections), Bolivia (2), Brazil (3), Chile (8), Peru (1), Uruguay (2)
• Pliocene of Argentina (1)
Total: 36 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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