†Dawsonicyon Spaulding et al. 2010 (placental)
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Full reference: M. Spaulding, J. J. Flynn, and R. K. Stucky. 2010. A new basal Carnivoramorphan (Mammalia) from the ‘Bridger B’ (Black’s Fork member, Bridger Formation, Bridgerian Nalma, middle Eocene) of Wyoming, USA. Palaeontology 53(4):815-832
Parent taxon: Carnivoramorpha according to S. Tomiya 2011
See also Spaulding et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Carnivoraformes, Oodectes, Tapocyon, Viverravidae
Subtaxa: Dawsonicyon isami
Type: Dawsonicyon isami
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Bill’s Smilodectes BLM locality (Eocene of Wyoming)
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