†Protomarctus Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)
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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: Cynarctina according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Cynarctus, Euoplocyon, Metatomarctus, Microtomarctus, Paracynarctus, Psalidocyon, Tephrocyon
Subtaxa: Protomarctus optatus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (27: California, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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