Cynodictis peignei Le Verger et al. 2020 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: K. Le Verger, F. Solé, and S. Ladevèze. 2020. Description of a new species of Cynodictis Bravard & Pomel, 1850 (Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Quercy Phosphorites with comments on the use of skull morphology for phylogenetics. Geodiversitas 42(16):239-255

Belongs to Cynodictis according to K. Le Verger et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Cynodictis (Elocyon), Cynodictis cayluxensis, Cynodictis crassus, Cynodictis exilis, Cynodictis ferox, Cynodictis lacustris, Cynodictis longirostris, Cynodictis parisiensis

Type specimen: MNHN.F.Qu9007 and 9008, a partial skull. Its type locality is Mouillac (old collection), which is in a MP 25 terrestrial phosphorite in France.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mouillac (old collection)

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