Neocynodesmus

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Neocynodesmus
Temporal range: Oligocene–Early Miocene
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Neocynodesmus

Macdonald (1963)
Species
  • N. delicatus

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Neocynodesmus is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore within the family Canidae which inhabited North America from the Oligocene to Early Miocene 30.8—-20.6 Mya existing for approximately 10.2 million years.[1]

Taxonomy

Neocynodesmus was named by Macdonald (1963). It was assigned to Canidae by Macdonald (1963) and Carroll (1988).[2][3]

References

  1. PaleoBiology Database: Neocynodesmus Taxonomy, Species
  2. J. R. Macdonald. 1963. The Miocene faunas from the Wounded Knee area of western South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 125(3):139-238
  3. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698


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