Alternative combinations: Sinopa vera, Sinopa verus, Stypolophus verus
Synonyms: Limnocyon riparius Marsh 1872, Telmatocyon riparius Marsh 1872, Triacodon grandis Marsh 1872, Viverravus riparius Marsh 1872
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part I. American Journal of Science 4(20):122-128
Belongs to Limnocyon according to J. L. Wortman 1902
See also Denison 1938, Eaton 1982, Gazin 1976, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902, Marsh 1872, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909, Scott 1892 and Thorpe 1923
Sister taxa: Limnocyon cuspidens, Limnocyon medius, Limnocyon potens
Type specimens:
- Limnocyon verus: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Limnocyon riparius: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.
- Triacodon grandis:
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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