Amphicyon ingens Matthew 1924 (bear-dog)

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 ambiguus, Amphicyon argentinus, Amphicyon frendens, Amphicyon galushai, Amphicyon giganteus, Amphicyon gracilis, Amphicyon intermedius, Amphicyon lathanicus, Amphicyon laugnacensis, Amphicyon longiramus, Amphicyon major, Amphicyon olisiponensis, Amphicyon palaeindicus, Amphicyon pontoni, Amphicyon reinheimeri, Amphicyon riggsi, Amphicyon zhanxiangi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (8: California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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