Nurocyon Sotnikova 2006 (canine)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Full reference: M. Sotnikova. 2006. A new canid Nurocyon chonokhariensis gen. et sp. nov. (Canini, Canidae, Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Mongolia. Courier-Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg 256:11-21

Parent taxon: Canina according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008

See also Sotnikova 2006

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Nurocyon chonokhariensis

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Type: Nurocyon chonokhariensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution: found only at Chonokhariakh-1 (Pliocene of Mongolia)

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