Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: R. H. Tedford and Z. Qiu. 1996. A new canid genus from the Pliocene of Yushe, Shanxi Province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica (Gujizhui Dongwu Xuebao) 34(1):27-40
Belongs to Eucyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Spassov and Rook 2006 and Tedford and Qiu 1996
Sister taxa: Eucyon adoxus, Eucyon davisi, Eucyon debonisi, Eucyon ferox, Eucyon intrepidus, Eucyon khoikhoi, Eucyon kuta, Eucyon marinae, Eucyon minor, Eucyon monticinensis, Eucyon odessanus, Eucyon skinneri, Eucyon wokari
Type specimen: V12181 (THP 10199), a skull. Its type locality is Yinjiao, Yushe Basin, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of China (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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