Pogonodon davisi Merriam 1906

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Alternative combinations: Hoplophoneus davisi, Nimravus davisi

Synonyms: Dinictis eileenae Macdonald 1970, Pogonodon eileenae Macdonald 1970, Pogonodon serrulidens Eaton 1922

Full reference: J. C. Merriam. 1906. Carnivora From the Tertiary Formations of the John Day Region. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 5(1):1-64

Belongs to Pogonodon according to P. Z. Barrett 2016

See also Bryant 1996, Eaton 1922, Fremd 1994, Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1910, Merriam 1906 and Thorpe 1920

Sister taxon: Pogonodon platycopis

Type specimens:

  • Pogonodon davisi: UCMP 789, a skull
  • Pogonodon eileenae: Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-544), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota.
  • Pogonodon serrulidens:

Distribution: found only at Sharps (SDSM V-544) (Oligocene of South Dakota)

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