Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Full reference: B. Patterson and P. O. McGrew. 1962. A new arctocyonid from the Paleocene of Wyoming. Breviora 174
Parent taxon: Arctocyonidae according to B. J. Burger 2007
See also Archibald 1998, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Patterson and McGrew 1962
Sister taxa: Anacodon, Aphanocyon, Arctocyon, Arctocyonides, Arctocyoninae, Baioconodon, Carcinodon, Chriacus, Claenodon, Deuterogonodon, Heteroborus, Hyodectes, Karakia, Lambertocyon, Landenodon, Loxolophinae, Loxolophus, Maiorana, Mentoclaenodon, Mimatuta, Mimotricentes, Oxyclaenus, Oxyprimus, Oxytomodon, Paratriisodon, Princetonia, Protungulatum, Sigynorum, Thryptacodon
Subtaxa: Colpoclaenus keeferi Colpoclaenus procyonoides
Type: Colpoclaenus keeferi
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (7: Alberta collections), United States (10: Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
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