Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combinations: Chriacus simplex, Protochriacus simplex
Synonyms: Carcinodon filholianus Cope 1888, Mioclaenus filholianus Cope 1888
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Second addition to the knowledge of the Puerco Epoch. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 21(114):309-324
Belongs to Oxyclaenus according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Cope 1884, Cope 1888, Eberle 2003, Hay 1902, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Scott 1892, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Oxyclaenus corax, Oxyclaenus cuspidatus, Oxyclaenus pugnax, Oxyclaenus subbituminus, Microclaenodon assurgens
Type specimens:
- Oxyclaenus simplex: AMNH 3107, a partial skull (M1-2, pt. M3, p4, m1, m2).
- Mioclaenus filholianus:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (6: Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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