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]
Species
- Carpocyon compressus (syn. Cynodesmus cuspidatus), fossils have been found in Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas.[3]
- Carpocyon limosus, fossils have been found in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Florida.[4]
- Carpocyon robustus, fossils have been found in Arizona, California, Colorado, South Dakota, and Texas.[5][6]
- Carpocyon webbi, fossils have been found in Nebraska and New Mexico.[7]
References
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Carpocyon Taxonomy, Species
- ^ Wang, Xiaoming; Tedford, Richard H. (2008). Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History. Columbia. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-231-13528-3.
- ^ "†Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "†Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "†Carpocyon robustus Green 1948 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "†Carpocyon webbi Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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