†Oxyclaenus pugnax Simpson 1935

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Alternative combinations: Chriacus pugnax, Thangorodrim pugnax

Synonym: Thangorodrim thalion Van Valen 1978

Belongs to Oxyclaenus according to S. F. Robison 1986

See also Van Valen 1978, Van Valen and Sloan 1965 and Williamson 1996

Sister taxa: Oxyclaenus corax, Oxyclaenus cuspidatus, Oxyclaenus simplex, Oxyclaenus subbituminus, Microclaenodon assurgens

Type specimens:

  • Oxyclaenus pugnax: Its type locality is Simpson Loc78 (lower Lebo), which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Lebo Formation of Montana.
  • Thangorodrim thalion:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of United States (4: Montana, Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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