†Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: S. D. Webb. 1969. The Pliocene Canidae of Florida. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 14(4):273-308
Belongs to Carpocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999 and Webb 1969
Sister taxa: Carpocyon compressus, Carpocyon robustus, Carpocyon webbi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Palmetto Mine, which is in a Hemphillian marginal marine sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (3: Florida, Nebraska, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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