Chrysocyon Hamilton-Smith 1839 (maned wolf)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Parent taxon: Caninae according to F. J. Prevosti 2023

See also Bourguignat 1875, Munthe 1998, Tedford et al. 2009, van Gelder 1978 and Wang et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Aenocyon, Canini, Canis, Leptocyon, Lycalopex, Nyctereutes, Protocyon, Theriodictis, Vulpini

Subtaxa: Chrysocyon brachyurus Chrysocyon nearcticus

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (3 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (4)

• Blancan of United States (2: Arizona, California)

Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences

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