Carpocyon

Carpocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, 13.6 to 5.3 Ma Mya,[1] existing for approximately 16.5 million years . The four species in the genus varied in size, with the largest (C. webbi) being about the size of a wolf; all had relatively small teeth, suggesting a diet that was more omnivorous than that of other contemporary borophagines.[2]

Carpocyon
Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Borophaginae
Tribe: Borophagini
Subtribe: Borophagina
Genus: Carpocyon
Webb, 1969
Type species
Carpocyon limosus
Webb, 1969
Range of Carpocyon based on fossil distribution

Species

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Carpocyon Taxonomy, Species
  2. Wang, Xiaoming; Tedford, Richard H. (2008). Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History. Columbia. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-231-13528-3.
  3. "†Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "†Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. "†Carpocyon robustus Green 1948 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. Barnosky, Anthony; Carrasco, Marc. "Holotype: UCMP 33569 Carpocyon robustus". Mio Map: Miocene Mammal Mapping Project. University of California Museum of Paleontology. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. "†Carpocyon webbi Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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