Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus Hatcher 1894

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative combinations: Aelurodon meandrinus, Dinocyon meandrinus, Pliocyon meandrinus

Full reference: J.B. Hatcher. 1894. On a Small Collection of Vertebrate Fossils from the Loup Fork Beds of Northwestern Nebraska; with Note on the Geology of the Region. The American Naturalist 28(327):236-248

Belongs to Dinocyon (Borophagus) according to W. D. Matthew 1902

See also Hatcher 1894, Hay 1902, Hunt 1998, Johnston and Christian 1941, Matthew 1902, Matthew 1924, McGrew 1944, Stock and Furlong 1926, VanderHoof and Gregory 1940 and Webb 1969

Sister taxa: Borophagus diversidens, Borophagus dudleyi, Borophagus hilli, Borophagus littoralis, Borophagus orc, Borophagus parvus, Borophagus pugnator, Borophagus secundus, Osteoborus crassipinaetus, Porthocyon matthewi

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus in the database

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