Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Synonyms: Canis fulvicaudus Lund 1843, Canis parvidens Mivart 1890, Canis sladeni Thomas 1904, Canis urostictus Mivart 1890, Eunothocyon sladeni Thomas 1904, Lycalopex fulvicaudus Lund 1843, Nothocyon parvidens Mivart 1890, Nothocyon urostictus Mivart 1890, Pseudalopex vetulus Lund 1842
Belongs to Lycalopex according to M.O. Favarini et al. 2022
See also Bourguignat 1875, Burgin et al. 2018, Cabrera 1931, Wang et al. 2008 and Wortman and Matthew 1899
Sister taxa: Lycalopex culpaeus, Lycalopex ensenadensis, Lycalopex fulvipes, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex gymnocercus, Lycalopex sechurae, Pseudalopex griseus, Pseudalopex gracilis, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex sechurae, Pseudalopex culpaeus
Type specimens:
- Lycalopex vetulus: Its type locality is Lagoa Santa, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Brazil
- Canis fulvicaudus:
- Canis parvidens: Its type locality is Lagoa Santa, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Brazil.
- Canis urostictus: Its type locality is Lagoa Santa, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Brazil.
- Eunothocyon sladeni:
- Pseudalopex vetulus:
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (1 collection)
• Miocene of Brazil (1)
Total: 2 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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