Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
Belongs to Phlaocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Phlaocyon achoros, Phlaocyon annectens, Phlaocyon latidens, Phlaocyon leucosteus, Phlaocyon marslandensis, Phlaocyon minor, Phlaocyon multicuspus, Phlaocyon taylori, Phlaocyon yatkolai
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aletomeryx Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Aletomeryx Quarry
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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