Miacis hookwayi Stock 1934 (placental)

Mammalia - Theriamorpha

Full reference: C. Stock. 1934. New creodonta from the Sespe upper Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 20(7):423-427

Belongs to Miacis according to C. Stock 1934

Sister taxa: Miacis bathygnathus, Miacis boqinghensis, Miacis deutschi, Miacis edax, Miacis exiguus, Miacis gracilis, Miacis invictus, Miacis latidens, Miacis lushiensis, Miacis parvivorus, Miacis petilus, Miacis rundlei, Miacis vorax, Miacis vulpinus, Harpalodon sylvestris, Prodaphaenus uintensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Tapo Canyon (Upper), which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California

Ecology: arboreal insectivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (3: California collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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