Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Canis vafer, Tephrocyon vafer, Vulpes vafer
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1858. Notice of Remains of Extinct Vertebrata, from the Valley of the Niobrara River, Collected during the Exploring Expedition of 1857, in Nebraska, under the Command of Lieut. G. K. Warren, U. S. Top. Eng., by Dr. F. V. Hayden, Geologist to the Expedition. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 10:15-89
Belongs to Leptocyon according to S. R. May 2019
See also Galbreath 1953, Hay 1902, Leidy 1858, Leidy 1873, Matthew 1909, Matthew 1918, Merriam 1919, Scott and Osborn 1890, Stirton 1935, Tedford et al. 2009, Voorhies 1990 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Leptocyon delicatus, Leptocyon douglassi, Leptocyon gregorii, Leptocyon leidyi, Leptocyon matthewi, Leptocyon mollis, Leptocyon tejonensis, Leptocyon vulpinus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Canada (3: Saskatchewan collections), United States (48: California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas)
Total: 51 collections each including a single occurrence
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