†Didymictis altidens Cope 1880 (placental)
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Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Alternative combination: Viverravus altidens
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. The bad lands of the Wind River and their fauna. The American Naturalist 14(10):745-748
Belongs to Didymictis according to W. B. Scott 1892
See also Cope 1880, Hay 1902 and Scott 1888
Sister taxa: Didymictis dellensis, Didymictis leptomylus, Didymictis protenus, Didymictis proteus, Didymictis vancleveae
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (24: Colorado, Wyoming collections)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
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