Cerdocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 (crab-eating fox)

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

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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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