Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Cormocyon oregonensis, Cynodictis oregonensis, Nothocyon oregonensis
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 Rhizocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Fremd 1994, Merriam 1906, Wang and Fremd 1994 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 316, a mandible (a mandible ... showing the dentition excepting the median incisors, p1; and m3 .).
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: Oregon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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