Tephrocyon
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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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