Brachyrhynchocyon Scott and Jepsen 1936 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Invalid subtaxa: Brachicyon Loomis 1931 [replaced name], Daphoenocyon Hough 1948

Full reference: W. B. Scott and G. L. Jepsen. 1936. The Mammalian Fauna of the White River Oligocene: Part I. Insectivora and Carnivora. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 28(1):1-153

Parent taxon: Daphoeninae according to R. M. Hunt 1998

See also Alroy 2002, Hunt 1996, Loomis 1931 and Scott and Jepsen 1936

Sister taxa: Adilophontes, Daphoenictis, Daphoenodon, Daphoenus, Paradaphoenus

Subtaxa: Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei Brachyrhynchocyon intermedius Brachyrhynchocyon montanus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Nebraska collection)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (28: Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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