Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: P. O. McGrew. 1939. A new Amphicyon from the Deep River Miocene. Geological Series, Field Museum of Natural History 6(23):341-350
Belongs to Amphicyon according to P. O. McGrew 1939
Sister taxa: Amphicyon (Euroamphicyon), Amphicyon argentinus, Amphicyon frendens, 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 zhanxiangi
Type specimen: FMNH P12029, a partial skeleton (Anterior portion of skull with complete dentition (except for M3), jaw, proximal portion of ulna, and axis. C1 and m3 not fully erupted.). Its type locality is Rabbitt Creek, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in the Deep River Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rabbitt Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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