Dipsalidictis transiens Matthew and Granger 1915 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Alternative combination: Oxyaena transiens

Synonyms: Dipsalidictides amplus Jepsen 1930, Dipsalidictis amplus Jepsen 1930

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

Belongs to Dipsalidictis according to P. D. Gingerich 1989

See also Denison 1938, Gunnell 1998, Jepsen 1930, Matthew and Granger 1915 and Van Valen 1966

Sister taxa: Dipsalidictis aequidens, Dipsalidictis krausei, Dipsalidictis platypus

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (21: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)

• Paleocene of United States (1: Wyoming)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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