Borophagus Cope 1892 (bone-crushing dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative spelling: Dinocyon (Borophagus)

Synonyms: Cynogulo, Hyaenognathus Merriam 1903, Osteoborus Stirton and VanderHoof 1933, Pliogulo White 1941, Porthocyon Merriam 1903

Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1892. A hyena and other Carnivora from Texas. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 44:326-327

Parent taxon: Borophaginae according to E. Bōgner and J. X. Samuels 2022

See also Albright et al. 2019, Bjork 1970, Carroll 1988, Dalquest 1969, Hay 1902, Johnston 1939, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Matthew 1902, Matthew 1902, Matthew 1918, Matthew and Stirton 1930, Richey 1979, Schultz 1937, Stirton 1939, Stirton and VanderHoof 1933, Tedford et al. 1987, Tseng and Geisler 2016, VanderHoof 1931, VanderHoof and Gregory 1940, Wang et al. 1999, Wang et al. 2008, Wang et al. 2004, Webb 1969 and White 1941

Sister taxa: Archaeocyon, Borophagini, Otarocyon, Oxetocyon, Phlaocyonini, Rhizocyon

Subtaxa: Borophagus diversidens Borophagus dudleyi Borophagus hilli Borophagus littoralis Borophagus orc Borophagus parvus Borophagus pugnator Borophagus secundus Dinocyon (Borophagus) meandrinus Osteoborus crassipinaetus Porthocyon matthewi

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (1: Florida collection)

• Blancan of El Salvador (1), Mexico (3), United States (40: Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Washington)

• Pliocene of United States (2: North Carolina)

• Hemphillian of Honduras (4), Mexico (11), United States (64: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas)

• Miocene of El Salvador (1), Mexico (1), United States (14: California, Idaho, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas)

Total: 142 collections including 149 occurrences

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