Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1924. Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 50:59-210
Belongs to Amphicyon according to W. D. Matthew 1924
Sister taxa: Amphicyon (Euroamphicyon), Amphicyon argentinus, Amphicyon galushai, Amphicyon giganteus, Amphicyon gracilis, Amphicyon ingens, Amphicyon intermedius, Amphicyon lathanicus, Amphicyon laugnacensis, Amphicyon longiramus, Amphicyon major, Amphicyon olisiponensis, Amphicyon palaeindicus, Amphicyon pontoni, Amphicyon reinheimeri, Amphicyon riggsi, Amphicyon zhanxiangi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Thomson Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Sheep Creek Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: Nebraska, Oregon, Virginia collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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