Lycalopex ensenadensis Ameghino 1888 (South American fox)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative combinations: Canis ensenadensis, Cerdocyon ensenadensis

Belongs to Lycalopex according to M. A. Ramirez and F. J. Prevosti 2014

Sister taxa: Lycalopex culpaeus, Lycalopex fulvipes, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Lycalopex sechurae, Lycalopex vetulus, Pseudalopex sechurae, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex gracilis, Pseudalopex griseus, Pseudalopex culpaeus

Type specimen: Museo de La Plata, MLP 10-56, a mandible. Its type locality is Ensenada Harbor, La Plata, which is in an Ensenadan terrestrial horizon in the Ensenada Formation of Argentina.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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