Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: N. Spassov and L. Rook. 2006. Eucyon marinae sp. nov. (Mammalia, Carnivora), a new canid species from the Pliocene of Mongolia, with a review of forms referable to the genus. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 112(1):123-133
Belongs to Eucyon according to N. Spassov and L. Rook 2006
Sister taxa: Eucyon adoxus, Eucyon davisi, Eucyon debonisi, Eucyon ferox, Eucyon intrepidus, Eucyon khoikhoi, Eucyon kuta, Eucyon minor, Eucyon monticinensis, Eucyon odessanus, Eucyon skinneri, Eucyon wokari, Eucyon zhoui
Type specimen: National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, FM 1994, a mandible. Its type locality is Muhor-Erig, Uldzitu-hol Basin, which is in a Zanclean terrestrial claystone in Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Muhor-Erig, Uldzitu-hol Basin
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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