Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
Belongs to Borophagus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Tseng and Geisler 2016 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Borophagus diversidens, Borophagus dudleyi, Borophagus hilli, Borophagus littoralis, Borophagus orc, Borophagus pugnator, Borophagus secundus, Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus, Porthocyon matthewi, Osteoborus crassipinaetus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Redington, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Quiburis Formation of Arizona
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Arizona, California collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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