Euoplocyon

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Euoplocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived during the Early to Middle Miocene, 20.6—13.6 Mya, existing for about 7 million years.[1] A member of the Borophagini tribe,[2] it was an intermediate-sized canid, with specialisations towards a heavily meat-based diet.[3]

Species

  • E. brachygnathus (syn. Aelurodon brachygnathus, E. praedator) Douglass 1903, discovered at the Flint Creek Beds, a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Montana.
  • E. spissidens (syn. Aelurocyon spissidens, Enhydrocyon spissidens) White 1947,[1] discovered at the Alachua Formation, Alachua County, Florida.

References

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  1. a b PaleoBiology Database: Euoplocyon
  2. X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
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  • Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Template:ISBN

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