†Aelurodon montanensis Wang et al. 2004 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, B. C. Wideman, R. Nichols and D. L. Hanneman. 2004. A new species of Aelurodon (Carnivora, Canidae) from the Barstovian of Montana. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(2):445-452
Belongs to Aelurodon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aelurodon asthenostylus, Aelurodon ferox, Aelurodon mcgrewi, Aelurodon stirtoni, Aelurodon taxoides
Type specimen: MOR 1724. Its type locality is Aelurodon Cut (Aelurodon Jaws), which is in a Barstovian fluvial siltstone in the Sixmile Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Aelurodon Cut (Aelurodon Jaws)
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