Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combination: Daphoenodon niobrarensis
Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1936. Three new Miocene dogs and their phylogeny. Journal of Paleontology 10(1):44-52
Belongs to Daphoenodon (Borocyon) according to R. M. Hunt 2009
See also Frailey 1979, Loomis 1936 and Voorhies 1990
Sister taxa: Daphoenodon (Borocyon) neomexicanus, Daphoenodon (Borocyon) robustum
Type specimen: Amherst Coll. Mus. 34-52, a partial skeleton (pair of lower jaws, upper molar 1, and both front legs). Its type locality is Aletomeryx Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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