Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Canis chihliensis minor
Full reference: P. Teilhard de Chardin and J. Piveteau. 1930. Les mammifères fossiles de Nihowan (Chine). Annales de Paléontologie 19:1-154
Belongs to Eucyon according to N. Spassov and L. Rook 2006
See also Tedford and Qiu 1996 and Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Sister taxa: Eucyon adoxus, Eucyon davisi, Eucyon debonisi, Eucyon ferox, Eucyon intrepidus, Eucyon khoikhoi, Eucyon kuta, Eucyon marinae, Eucyon monticinensis, Eucyon odessanus, Eucyon skinneri, Eucyon wokari, Eucyon zhoui
Type specimen: Its type locality is Nihowan, N of Sanggan River, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Nihowan, N of Sanggan River
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