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'''''Tephrocyon''''' [[extinction|†]] is an extinct genus of the |
'''''Tephrocyon''''' [[extinction|†]] is an extinct genus of the [[Borophaginae]] and a [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[canine]] which inhabited most of [[North America]] during the [[Barstovian]] stage (16.3 [[Mya (unit)|Mya]]—13.6 Mya) of the [[Middle Miocene]].<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=41244&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: ''Tephrocyon'' Taxonomy, Species]</ref> ''Tephrocyon'' existed for approximately {{Mya|16.3-13.6|million years}}. |
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==Fossil record== |
==Fossil record== |
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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. |
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. |
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==Sister genera== |
==Sister genera== |
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''[[Cormocyon]]'', ''[[Desmocyon]]'', ''[[Euoplocyon]]'', ''[[Metatomarctus]]'', ''[[Microtomarctus]]'', ''[[Protomarctus]]'', and ''[[Psalidocyon]]''. |
''[[Cormocyon]]'', ''[[Desmocyon]]'', ''[[Euoplocyon]]'', ''[[Metatomarctus]]'', ''[[Microtomarctus]]'', ''[[Protomarctus]]'', and ''[[Psalidocyon]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Tephrocyon † is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae and a terrestrial canine which inhabited most of North America during the Barstovian stage (16.3 Mya—13.6 Mya) of the Middle Miocene.[1] Tephrocyon existed for approximately 2.7 million years.
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
- The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids by David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri; page 42 ISBN 0198515561
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