Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Dinocyon (Borophagus) diversidens, Dinocyon diversidens, Hyaenarctos diversidens
Synonyms: Borophagus dubius Merriam 1903, Borophagus matthewi Freudenberg 1910, Borophagus pachyodon Merriam 1903, Borophagus solus Stock 1932, Felis hillanus Cope 1893, Felis hillianus Cope 1893, Hyaenognathus dubius Merriam 1903, Hyaenognathus matthewi Freudenberg 1910, Hyaenognathus pachyodon Merriam 1903, Hyaenognathus solus Stock 1932, Osteoborus hillianus Cope 1893, Porthocyon dubius Merriam 1903
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1892. A hyena and other Carnivora from Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 44:326-327
Belongs to Borophagus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Cope 1893, Dalquest 1969, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Matthew 1902, Matthew 1902, Matthew 1910, Matthew 1918, Matthew and Stirton 1930, Merriam 1903, Munthe 1998, Richey 1979, Schultz 1937, Stirton 1939, Stirton and VanderHoof 1933, Stock 1932, Tseng and Geisler 2016, VanderHoof 1931, VanderHoof and Gregory 1940 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Borophagus dudleyi, Borophagus hilli, Borophagus littoralis, Borophagus orc, Borophagus parvus, Borophagus pugnator, Borophagus secundus, Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus, Porthocyon matthewi, Osteoborus crassipinaetus
Type specimens:
- Borophagus diversidens: UCMP V-8139, a mandible (fragment of a lower jaw, with two premolars preserved and the root of a third)
- Felis hillanus:
- Hyaenognathus matthewi:
- Hyaenognathus pachyodon: UCMP M8139, a mandible. Its type locality is Asphalto Number 2, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the ? Tulare Formation of California.
- Hyaenognathus solus: Its type locality is Coso Mountains (CIT 131), which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in California.
- Porthocyon dubius: UCMP M8138, a partial skull (the greater portion of a cranium with the essential parts of the dentition).
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Blancan of Mexico (2), United States (25: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Texas, Washington)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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