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 Korth et al. 2022 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Archaeocyon, Borophagini, Borophagus, Oxetocyon, Phlaocyonini, Rhizocyon
Subtaxa: Otarocyon cooki Otarocyon cuspidatus Otarocyon macdonaldi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (4: South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
• Oligocene of United States (4: Montana, South Dakota)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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