†Simidectes merriami Stock 1933 (mesonychian)
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Alternative combination: Pleurocyon (Simidectes) merriami
Full reference: C. Stock. 1933. A miacid from the Sespe Upper Eocene, California. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 19(5):481-486
Belongs to Simidectes according to M. C. Coombs 1971
See also Gustafson 1979 and Stock 1933
Sister taxa: Simidectes magnus, Simidectes medius
Type specimen: CIT 1139, a mandible (left ramus of mandible). Its type locality is Pearson Ranch (Bed CS20), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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