Gazinocyon vulpeculus Matthew and Granger 1915 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Alternative combinations: Prototomus vulpecula, Sinopa vulpecula

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 Gazinocyon according to P. D. Polly 1996

See also Gingerich and Deutsch 1989, Gunnell 1998, Guthrie 1971 and Matthew and Granger 1915

Sister taxon: Gazinocyon whitiae

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (5: Wyoming collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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