†Archaeocyon falkenbachi Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
Belongs to Archaeocyon according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Archaeocyon leptodus, Archaeocyon pavidus
Type specimen: F:AM 49029, a partial skull. Its type locality is Big Muddy Creek, which is in an Arikareean terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution: found only at Big Muddy Creek
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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