Tartarocyon Solé et al. 2022 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Full reference: F. Solé, J. Lesport, A. Heitz and B. Mennecart. 2022. A new gigantic carnivore (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the late middle Miocene of France. PeerJ 10(4443):e13457

Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to F. Solé et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Afrocyon, Amphicyon, Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Magericyon, Megamphicyon, Mogharacyon, Myacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon

Subtaxa: Tartarocyon cazanavei

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Type: Tartarocyon cazanavei

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tartarocyon in the database

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