Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 2011. Evolution of Large Carnivores During the Mid-Cenozoic of North America: The Temnocyonine Radiation (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 358:1-153
Belongs to Temnocyon according to R. M. Hunt 2011
Sister taxa: Temnocyon altigenis, Temnocyon ferox, Temnocyon macrogenys, Temnocyon percussor, Temnocyon subferox, Temnocyon typicus
Type specimen: NM 280/61, a skull. Its type locality is Beardog: Lower Section (0 - 100 ft. level), which is in an Arikareean terrestrial sandstone in the John Day Formation of Oregon.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Beardog: Lower Section (0 - 100 ft. level)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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