Mammalia - Carnivora - Miacidae
Alternative combinations: Prodaphaenus scotti, Uintacyon scotti
Full reference: J. L. Wortman and W. D. Matthew. 1899. The ancestry of certain members of the Canidae, the Viverridae, and Procyonidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(6):109-138
Belongs to Miocyon according to A. R. Friscia and D. T. Rasmussen 2010
See also Bryant 1992, Gustafson 1986, Hay 1902, Matthew 1909, Stock 1934, Thorpe 1923, Westgate 1990 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxa: Miocyon magnus, Miocyon major, Miocyon vallisrubrae
Type specimen: PU 11238 and AMNH 2510, a partial skull (Upper molars (PU 11238) and lower jaw (AMNH 2510)). Its type locality is Wagonhound Canyon (Uinta B2), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (9: California, Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
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