Tartarocyon cazanavei Solé et al. 2022 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: F. Solé, J. Lesport, A. Heitz and B. Mennecart. 2022. A new gigantic carnivore (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the late middle Miocene of France. PeerJ 10(4443):e13457

Belongs to Tartarocyon according to F. Solé et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MHNBx 2020.20.1, a mandible (right mandible bearing p2-p4, alveoli of i1-i3, c, p1, m1-m3.)

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tartarocyon cazanavei in the database

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