†Allocyon Merriam 1930 (carnivoran)
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Full reference: C. W. Merriam. 1930. Allocyon, a new canid genus from the John Day Beds of Oregon. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 19(9):229-245
Parent taxon: Arctoidea according to R.S. Paterson et al. 2020
See also Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, McKenna and Bell 1997, Merriam 1930 and Wang et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Amphicticeps, Arctomorpha, Mustelida, Musteloidea, Nothocyon, Panpinnipedia, Semantor, Ursida
Subtaxa: Allocyon loganensis
Type: Allocyon loganensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (2: Oregon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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