Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combination: Amphicyon sinapius
Synonyms: Amphicyon amnicola Matthew and Cook 1909, Pliocyon amnicola Matthew and Cook 1909
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1902. New canidae from the Miocene of Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(21):281-290
Belongs to Cynelos according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Matthew 1902, Matthew 1918, Matthew 1924, Matthew and Cook 1909, Simpson 1930 and Skinner et al. 1977
Sister taxa: Cynelos caroniavorus, Cynelos crassidens, Cynelos euryodon, Cynelos helbingi, Cynelos idoneus, Cynelos lemanensis, Cynelos malasi, Cynelos piveteaui, Cynelos quercensis, Cynelos rugosidens, Cynelos schlosseri, Cynelos stenos, Hecubides macrodon, Hecubides euryodon
Type specimens:
- Cynelos sinapius: Am. Mus. No. 9358, a mandible (jaw fragment with broken carnassial and first tubercular molar).
- Amphicyon amnicola: AMNH 13846, a mandible.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (6: California, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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