Dipsalidictis Matthew and Granger 1915 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Synonym: Dipsalidictides Denison 1938

Full reference: W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1915. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 34(1):1-103

Parent taxon: Oxyaenidae according to P. D. Gingerich 1989

See also Denison 1938, Gunnell 1998, Matthew and Granger 1915, Rose 1981, Rose et al. 2012, Van Valen 1966 and Van Valen 1967

Sister taxa: Dipsalodon, Dormaalodon, Galethylax, Machaeroides, Machaeroidinae, Oxyaeninae, Palaeonictinae, Sarkastodon, Tytthaena

Subtaxa: Dipsalidictis aequidens Dipsalidictis krausei Dipsalidictis platypus Dipsalidictis transiens

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (24: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)

• Clarkforkian of United States (25: Wyoming)

• Paleocene of United States (3: Wyoming)

Total: 52 collections including 54 occurrences

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