Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Aelurodon compressus, Tomarctus compressus
Synonyms: Carpocyon cuspidatus Thorpe 1922, Cynodesmus cuspidatus Thorpe 1922, Tomarctus cuspidatus Thorpe 1922
Belongs to Carpocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Cassiliano 1980, Green 1948, Hay 1902, Munthe 1998, Thorpe 1922, VanderHoof and Gregory 1940, Voorhies 1990, Wang 1994, Wang et al. 1999, Webb 1969 and White 1941
Sister taxa: Carpocyon limosus, Carpocyon robustus, Carpocyon webbi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (17: Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada collections)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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