Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative spelling: Canis (Theriodictis)
Synonym: Dinocynops Ameghino 1898
Parent taxon: Caninae according to F. J. Prevosti 2023
See also Carroll 1988, Ruiz-Ramoni et al. 2022, Tedford et al. 2009 and Wang et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Aenocyon, Canini, Canis, Chrysocyon, Leptocyon, Lycalopex, Nyctereutes, Protocyon, Vulpini
Subtaxa: Theriodictis floridanus Theriodictis platensis Theriodictis tarijensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (7 collections), Brazil (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Blancan of United States (1: Florida)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Venezuela (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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