Biology:Phlaocyon achoros

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Short description: Extinct species of carnivore

Phlaocyon achoros
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Borophaginae
Tribe: Phlaocyonini
Genus: Phlaocyon
Species:
P. achoros
Binomial name
Phlaocyon achoros
Frailey 1979, p. 134
Synonyms

Bassariscops achoros
Frailey 1979

Phlaocyon achoros is an extinct species of the genus Phlaocyon, belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae and tribe Phlaocyonini, a canid which inhabited the southeastern North America from the Late Oligocene to Miocene living 24.6—20.8 mya and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.

Taxonomy

Phlaocyon achoros was named by Frailey 1979. Its type locality is Buda Mine, which is in a Harrisonian sinkhole horizon in Florida. It was recombined as Phlaocyon achoros by Wang, Tedford & Taylor 1999 and Hayes 2000.

Fossil distribution

Only known from Buda Mine Site, Alachua County, Florida ~24.8—20.6 Ma.[1]

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Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q7186480 entry