Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae
Alternative combination: Mioclaenus cuspidatus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1884. Second addition to the knowledge of the Puerco Epoch. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 21(114):309-324
Belongs to Oxyclaenus according to J. J. Eberle and J. A. Lillegraven 1998
See also Cope 1884, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Matthew 1897, Matthew 1937, Scott 1892 and Van Valen 1978
Sister taxa: Oxyclaenus corax, Oxyclaenus pugnax, Oxyclaenus simplex, Oxyclaenus subbituminus, Microclaenodon assurgens
Type specimen: AMNH 3252, a partial skull (fragments of upper jaw containing premolars and molars and associated lower jaws buried in matrix)
Ecology: ground dwelling omnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (7: Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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