Schaeffia Hilzheimer 1906 (canid)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Parent taxon: Canidae according to A. Valenciano et al. 2022

See also Tedford et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Amphicyon angustidens, Borophaginae, Caninae, Chailicyon, Cubacyon, Cuon, Cynotherium, Dysodus, Hesperocyoninae, Hydrocyon, Icticyon, Lupulella, Lupus, Lycaon, Lycorus, Otocyoninae, Palaeocyon, Plesiocyon, Simenia, Synagodus, Thous, Vulpes

Subtaxa: Schaeffia adusta

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Kenya (2 collections), Morocco (3), South Africa (1), Tanzania (1)

• Pliocene of South Africa (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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