Cerdocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 (crab-eating fox)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative spelling: Canis (Cerdocyon)
Synonym: Carcinocyon Allen 1905
Parent taxon: Cerdocyonina according to R. H. Tedford et al. 2009
See also Alroy 2002, Cabrera 1931, Carroll 1988, Salles et al. 2006, van Gelder 1978 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Atelocynus, Dusicyon, Speothos
Subtaxa: Cerdocyon texanus Cerdocyon thous
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (3 collections), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (1: Texas)
• Hemphillian of United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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