Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang. 1994. Phylogenetic systematics of the Hesperocyoninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 221:1-207
Belongs to Ectopocynus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang 1994
Sister taxa: Ectopocynus intermedius, Ectopocynus simplicidens
Type specimen: F:AM 54090, a mandible (partial right ramus). Its type locality is Little Muddy Creek (Niobrara County), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: Wyoming collection)
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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