Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang and R. H. Tedford. 1992. The status of genus Nothocyon Matthew, 1899 (Carnivora): an arctoid not a canid. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 12(2):223-229
Belongs to Cormocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Strganac 2011, Wang and Tedford 1992 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxon: Cormocyon haydeni
Type specimen: AMNH 6885, a partial skeleton (skull, mandible, vertebrae, pelvis, and distal right humerus)
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
• Oligocene of United States (8: Florida, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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