Phlaocyon annectens
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†Phlaocyon annectens
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Phlaocyon annectens is an extinct species of the genus Phlaocyon, belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae and tribe Phlaocyonini, a canid endemic to central and western North America from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene living 24.6—20.8 mya and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.
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Taxonomy
Phlaocyon annectens was named by Peterson 1907. Its type locality is Beardog Hill, which is in a Harrisonian fluvial sandstone in the Upper Harrison Beds Formation of Nebraska. It was recombined as Phlaocyon annectens by Vanderhill (1980) and Wang, Tedford & Taylor 1999.
Morphology
Body mass
Legendre & Roth 1988 estimated the body mass of two specimens to be 1.81–1.87 kilograms (4.0–4.1 lb).
Fossil distribution
- Castolon (TMM 40635), Brewster County, Texas ~24.8—20.6 Ma.[1]
- American Museum-Cook Quarry, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.[2]
- Van Tassel, Niobrara County, Wyoming ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
- Beardog Hill, Upper Harrison Beds Formation, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
References
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- Martin, L.D. 1989. Fossil history of the terrestrial carnivora. Pages 536 - 568 in J.L. Gittleman, editor. Carnivore Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution, Vol. 1. Comstock Publishing Associates: Ithaca.
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