†Daphoenictis Hunt, Jr. 1974 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1974. Daphoenictis, a cat-like carnivore (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae) from the Oligocene of North America. Journal of Paleontology 48(5):1030-1047
Parent taxon: Daphoeninae according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Carroll 1988 and Hunt 1974
Sister taxa: Adilophontes, Brachyrhynchocyon, Daphoenodon, Daphoenus, Paradaphoenus
Subtaxa: Daphoenictis tedfordi
Type: Daphoenictis tedfordi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (10: Montana, Nebraska, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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