Magericyon anceps Peigné et al. 2008 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: S. Peigné, M. J. Salesa, M. Antón and J. Morales. 2008. A new amphicyonine (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the upper Miocene of Batallones-1, Madrid, Spain. Palaeontology 51(4):943-965

Belongs to Magericyon according to S. Peigné et al. 2008

Sister taxon: Magericyon castellanus

Type specimen: B-4071, a skull. Its type locality is Cerro de Batallones 1, which is in a MN 10 terrestrial horizon in Spain.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cerro de Batallones 1

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