Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combinations: Arctocyonides ferox, Claenodon ferox, Mioclaenus ferox
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1883. First addition to the fauna of the Puerco Epoch. Paleontological Bulletin 36:545-563
Belongs to Arctocyon according to P. E. Kondrashov and S. G. Lucas 2004
See also Archibald et al. 1987, Cope 1883, Gidley 1919, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Rigby 1980, Schiebout 1974, Scott 1892, Scott et al. 2013, Simpson 1935, Simpson 1937, Van Valen 1978 and Williamson 1996
Sister taxa: Arctocyon acrogenius, Arctocyon corrugatus, Arctocyon nexus, Arctocyon primaevus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta collections), United States (29: Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming)
Total: 32 collections each including a single occurrence
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