†Tapocyon dawsonae Wesley and Flynn 2003 (placental)
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Full reference: G. D. Wesley and J. J. Flynn. 2003. A revision of Tapocyon (Carnivoramorpha), including analysis of the first cranial specimens and identification of a new species. Journal of Paleontology 77(4):769-783
Belongs to Tapocyon according to G. D. Wesley and J. J. Flynn 2003
Sister taxon: Tapocyon robustus
Type specimen: SDSNH 35221. Its type locality is Jeff's Discovery, which is in an Uintan terrestrial siliciclastic in the Santiago Formation of California.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Jeff's Discovery
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