†Cynarctus marylandica Berry 1938 (bone-crushing dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Alternative combination: Tomarctus marylandica
Full reference: C. T. Berry. 1938. A Miocene dog from Maryland. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 85(3035):159-161
Belongs to Cynarctus according to X.-M. Wang et al. 2008
See also Berry 1938, Gazin and Collins 1950 and Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Cynarctus crucidens, Cynarctus galushai, Cynarctus saxatilis, Cynarctus voorhiesi, Cynarctus wangi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Maryland collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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