Pliocyon medius Matthew 1918 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. Contributions to the Snake Creek Fauna with notes upon the Pleistocene of western Nebraska, American Museum Expedition of 1916. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229

Belongs to Pliocyon according to R. M. Hunt 1998

See also Matthew 1918

Sister taxa: Pliocyon ossifragus, Pliocyon robustus

Type specimen: AMNH 17207. Its type locality is East Surface Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (3: California, Nebraska, Oregon collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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