†Chrysocyon nearcticus Tedford et al. 2009 (maned wolf)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: R. H. Tedford, X. Wang, and B. E. Taylor. 2009. Phylogenetic Systematics of the North American Fossil Caninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325:1-218
Belongs to Chrysocyon according to R. H. Tedford et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Chrysocyon brachyurus
Type specimen: UA 12610, a mandible. Its type locality is Duncan, which is in a Blancan lacustrine marl/claystone in the Gila Conglomerate Formation of Arizona.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Blancan of United States (2: Arizona, California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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