Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Cynodesmus iamonensis, Mesocyon iamonensis
Synonyms: Cynodesmus nobilis Simpson 1932, Paradaphoenus nobilis Simpson 1932, Paradaphoenus tropicalis White 1942
Full reference: E. H. Sellards. 1916. Fossil vertebrates from Florida: A new Miocene fauna; new Pliocene species; the Pleistocene fauna. Florida State Geological Survey, Annual Report 8:79-119
Belongs to Osbornodon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Hayes 2000, Hulbert 1992, Olsen 1956, Sellards 1916, Simpson 1932, Wang 1994, Wang and Tedford 1996, White 1942 and Wilson 1960
Sister taxa: Osbornodon brachypus, Osbornodon fricki, Osbornodon renjiei, Osbornodon scitulus, Osbornodon sesnoni, Osbornodon wangi
Type specimens:
- Osbornodon iamonensis: USNM 8836, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment). Its type locality is Griscom Plantation, which is in a Miocene marine limestone in the Torreya Formation of Florida.
- Cynodesmus nobilis: FGS V5255, a mandible (partial left ramus).
- Paradaphoenus tropicalis: MCZ 3729, a maxilla (right maxillary fragment). Its type locality is Thomas Farm, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial sandstone/claystone in the Alachua Formation of Florida.
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (4: Florida, Nebraska collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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