Phlaocyon annectens

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phlaocyon annectens
Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Borophaginae
Tribe: Phlaocyonini
Genus: Phlaocyon
Species:
P. annectens
Binomial name
Phlaocyon annectens
Synonyms

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.

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[]

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Castolon (TMM 40635) (of the United States)". Fossilworks. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "American Museum-Cook Quarry (of the United States)". Fossilworks. Retrieved September 20, 2014.

Sources[]


Retrieved from ""