Desmocyon matthewi Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392

Belongs to Desmocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Wang et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Cynodesmus petersoni, Desmocyon thomsoni

Type specimen: F:AM 49177, a partial skeleton

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (8: Florida, Nebraska collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.