†Temnocyon typicus Loomis 1936 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: F. B. Loomis. 1936. Three new Miocene dogs and their phylogeny. Journal of Paleontology 10(1):44-52
Belongs to Temnocyon according to F. B. Loomis 1936
Sister taxa: Temnocyon altigenis, Temnocyon ferox, Temnocyon fingeruti, Temnocyon macrogenys, Temnocyon percussor, Temnocyon subferox
Type specimen: Amherst Coll. Mus. 22-684, a partial skeleton (imperfect skull, part of the lower jaw, and some 8 vertebrae). Its type locality is Fort Mitchell, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Fort Mitchell
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