Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Full reference: L. S. Russell. 1974. Fauna and correlation of the Ravenscrag Formation (Paleocene) of southwestern Saskatchewan. Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum 102:1-53
Belongs to Carcinodon according to P. A. Johnston and R. C. Fox 1984
See also Russell 1974 and Van Valen 1978
Sister taxa: Carcinodon antiquus, Carcinodon olearyi, Carcinodon simplex
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pine Cree Park, which is in a Danian terrestrial sandstone in the Ravenscrag Formation of Canada
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (1: Montana)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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