Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae
Alternative combinations: Deinictis platycopis, Dinictis platycopis, Hoplophoneus platycopis, Nimravus platycopis
Synonyms: Dinictis cismontanus Thorpe 1920, Pogonodon cismontanus Thorpe 1920
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. Scientific news. The American Naturalist 13(12):798a-798b
Belongs to Pogonodon according to P. Z. Barrett 2016
See also Bryant 1996, Cope 1879, Cope 1880, Eaton 1922, Fremd 1994, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1910, Scott and Jepsen 1936 and Thorpe 1920
Sister taxon: Pogonodon davisi
Type specimens:
- Pogonodon platycopis: Its type locality is John Day Units E and F, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon
- Pogonodon cismontanus: YPM 10053, a mandible ( a complete left mandibular ramus and the anterior portion of the right). Its type locality is Hermosa (Oligocene), which is in a Whitneyan terrestrial horizon in the Brule Formation of South Dakota.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Oregon, South Dakota collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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