†Mammacyon obtusidens Loomis 1936 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1936. Three new Miocene dogs and their phylogeny. Journal of Paleontology 10(1):44-52
Belongs to Mammacyon according to R. M. Hunt 2011
See also Hunt 1998 and Loomis 1936
Sister taxon: Mammacyon ferocior
Type specimen: Amherst Coll. Mus. 34-41, a partial skeleton (nearly complete skull and partial postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is ACM Rosebud 2, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in South Dakota.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Harrisonian of United States (1: Florida collection)
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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