†Ferrucyon Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2020 (canine)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: D. Ruiz-Ramoni, F. J. Prevosti, S. Bartolini Lucenti, M. Montellano-Ballesteros, and A. L. Carreño. 2020. The Pliocene canid Cerdocyon avius was not the type of fox that we thought. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e1774889:1-9
Parent taxon: Vulpini according to D. Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Metalopex, Otocyon, Prototocyon, Urocyon
Subtaxa: Ferrucyon avius
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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