Daphoenictis tedfordi Hunt, Jr. 1974 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 1974. Daphoenictis, a cat-like carnivore (Mammalia, Amphicyonidae) from the Oligocene of North America. Journal of Paleontology 48(5):1030-1047

Belongs to Daphoenictis according to R. M. Hunt 1998

See also Hunt 1974

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NMC 9205, a mandible (left lower jaw). Its type locality is Calf Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Cypress Hills Formation of Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (2: Saskatchewan collections), United States (2: Nebraska)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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