Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combinations: Mioclaenus assurgens, Triisodon assurgens
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Second addition to the knowledge of the Puerco Epoch. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 21(114):309-324
Belongs to Microclaenodon according to W. D. Matthew 1937
See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Scott 1892, Taylor 1981, Tsentas 1981, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Oxyclaenus corax, Oxyclaenus cuspidatus, Oxyclaenus pugnax, Oxyclaenus simplex, Oxyclaenus subbituminus
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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