Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Synonyms: Aletocyon Romer and Sutton 1927, Bassariscops Peterson 1928
Parent taxon: Phlaocyonini according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hay 1902, Peterson 1928, Romer and Sutton 1927, Wang et al. 1999, Wang and Tedford 2008 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxon: Cynarctoides
Subtaxa: Phlaocyon achoros Phlaocyon annectens Phlaocyon latidens Phlaocyon leucosteus Phlaocyon mariae Phlaocyon marslandensis Phlaocyon minor Phlaocyon multicuspus Phlaocyon taylori Phlaocyon yatkolai
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (19: California, Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, Texas, Wyoming collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (22: Florida, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (5: California, Florida, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of United States (6: Florida, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 52 collections including 54 occurrences
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