Tephrocyon
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†Tephrocyon
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Tephrocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae and a small to medium-sized terrestrial canine (bear-dog) which inhabited most of North America during the Barstovian stage of the Middle Miocene 16.3—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2.7 million years.[1]
Morphology
Fossil specimens of two individuals' body mass were examined by Legendre and Roth. The first specimen was estimated to weigh Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. The second specimen was estimated to weigh Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[2]
Fossil record
It is a rarely found genus, with fossil deposits only occurring in western Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico and north Florida. Desmocyon contains one species: Tephrocyon rurestris. It was first named by Merriam 1909.
Sister genera
Cormocyon, Desmocyon, Euoplocyon, Metatomarctus, Microtomarctus, Protomarctus, and Psalidocyon.
References
- ↑ PaleoBiology Database: Tephrocyon Taxonomy, Species
- ↑ S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology
- The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids by David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri; page 42 ISBN 0-19-851556-1
General references
- Xiaoming Wang, Richard H. Tedford, Mauricio Antón, Dogs: Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History, New York : Columbia University Press, 2008; ISBN 978-0-231-13528-3
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