Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combination: Amphicyon vetus
Synonym: Proamphicyon nebrascensis Hatcher 1902
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1853. [On leave granted, Dr. Leidy made the following coinmnunication]. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6:392-394
Belongs to Daphoenus according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Hay 1902, Hough 1948, Hunt 1996, Leidy 1853, Leidy 1857, Scott and Jepsen 1936, Sinclair 1924 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxa: Canis lippincottianus, Daphoenus demilo, Daphoenus felinus, Daphoenus hartshornianus, Daphoenus lambei, Daphoenus robustus, Daphoenus ruber, Daphoenus socialis, Daphoenus transversus
Type specimens:
- Daphoenus vetus: USNM 658-659
- Proamphicyon nebrascensis: CM 491, a skull. Its type locality is Cedar Creek (Hat Creek Basin), which is in an Orellan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (6: Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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