Dawsonicyon isami Spaulding et al. 2010 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

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

Belongs to Dawsonicyon according to M. Spaulding et al. 2010

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: DMNH 19585, a partial skeleton (partial skull, mandibles, and partial postcranial skeleton). Its type locality is Bill’s Smilodectes BLM locality, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial mudstone in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution: found only at Bill’s Smilodectes BLM locality

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