Limnocyon potens Matthew 1909 (creodont)

Mammalia - Creodonta

Synonym: Limnocyon douglassi Peterson 1919

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1909. The Carnivora and Insectivora of the Bridger Basin, middle Eocene. Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History 9:289-567

Belongs to Limnocyon according to W. D. Matthew 1909

See also Denison 1938, Gunnell 1998 and Peterson 1919

Sister taxa: Limnocyon cuspidens, Limnocyon medius, Limnocyon verus

Type specimens:

  • Limnocyon potens: AMNH 13138, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Washakie B (Lower), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Washakie Formation of Wyoming.
  • Limnocyon douglassi: C. M. No. 3373, a partial skeleton (fragments of skull, lower jaws, and other portions of skeleton). Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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