†Tephrocyon rurestris Condon 1896 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Canis rurestris, Tomarctus rurestris
Belongs to Tephrocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Green 1948, Merriam 1906, Shotwell 1968 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UO 23077, a skull
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (7: Oregon collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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