Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Belongs to Phlaocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1902 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Phlaocyon achoros, Phlaocyon annectens, Phlaocyon latidens, Phlaocyon mariae, Phlaocyon marslandensis, Phlaocyon minor, Phlaocyon multicuspus, Phlaocyon taylori, Phlaocyon yatkolai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Merycochoerus Quarry, Martin Canyon, which is in a Hemingfordian fluvial siltstone/sandstone in the Pawnee Creek Formation of Colorado
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (2: Florida, Nebraska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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