Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combinations: Chriacus priscus, Protochriacus priscus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1888. Synopsis of the Vertebrate Fauna of the Puerco Series. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, New Series, 16(2):298-361
Belongs to Loxolophus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
See also Cope 1888, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Lucas 1984, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Middleton 1983, Scott 1892, Van Valen 1978, Williamson 1996 and Williamson and Lucas 1993
Sister taxa: Deltatherium interruptum, Loxolophus attenuatus, Loxolophus criswelli, Loxolophus faulkneri, Loxolophus grangeri, Loxolophus hyattianus, Loxolophus kimbetovius, Loxolophus pentacus, Loxolophus schizophrenus, Loxolophus spiekeri, Loxolophus stenognathus
Type specimen: AMNH 3108, a partial skull (incomplete skull with LP3-M3, RM2-M3, and fragment of lower jaw containing m1-m2)
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (4: New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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