Procynodictis Wortman and Matthew 1899 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Synonym: Plesiomiacis Simpson 1945

Full reference: J. L. Wortman and W. D. Matthew. 1899. The ancestry of certain members of the Canidae, the Viverridae, and Procyonidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 12(6):109-138

Parent taxon: Carnivoraformes according to F. Solé 2014

See also Alroy 2002, Flynn 1998, Flynn and Galiano 1982, Hay 1902 and Kelly 1990

Sister taxa: Africtis, Carnivora, Dormaalocyon, Gracilocyon, Lycarion, Miacis, Neovulpavus, Palaearctonyx, Paramiacis, Quercygale, Uintacyon, Vassacyon, Vulpavus, Xinyuictis, Zodiocyon

Subtaxa: Procynodictis progressus Procynodictis vulpiceps

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Type: Procynodictis vulpiceps

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (11: California, Texas, Utah, Wyoming collections)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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