Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combinations: Canis lemur, Cormocyon lemur, Cynodictis lemur, Galecynus lemur, Nothocyon lemur
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1879. Second contribution to a knowledge of the Miocene fauna of Oregon. Paleontological Bulletin 31:1-7
Belongs to Cynarctoides according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Cope 1879, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Matthew 1907, Merriam 1906, Munthe 1998, Scott 1898, Wang and Fremd 1994 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Cynarctoides acridens, Cynarctoides emryi, Cynarctoides gawnae, Cynarctoides harlowi, Cynarctoides luskensis, Cynarctoides roii, Cynarctoides whistleri
Distribution:
• Arikareean of United States (1: South Dakota collection)
• Oligocene of United States (5: Florida, Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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