†Ectopocynus simplicidens Wang 1994 (canid)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Full reference: X. Wang. 1994. Phylogenetic systematics of the Hesperocyoninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 221:1-207
Belongs to Ectopocynus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Wang 1994
Sister taxa: Ectopocynus antiquus, Ectopocynus intermedius
Type specimen: F:AM 25431, a mandible (complete right ramus). Its type locality is Wood's Canyon Quarry, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: Nebraska collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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