Daphoenodon (Borocyon) neomexicanus Hunt, Jr. 2009 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: R. M. Hunt, Jr. 2009. Long-Legged Pursuit Carnivorans (Amphicyonidae, Daphoeninae) From the Early Miocene of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 318:1-95

Belongs to Daphoenodon (Borocyon) according to R. M. Hunt 2009

Sister taxa: Daphoenodon (Borocyon) niobrarensis, Daphoenodon (Borocyon) robustum

Type specimen: F:AM 49239, a skull. Its type locality is Standing Rock Quarry, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Zia Sand Formation of New Mexico.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Standing Rock Quarry

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