Cerdocyon avius
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| Cerdocyon avius Temporal range: Pleistocene |
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Fossil
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Cerdocyon |
| Species: | †C. avius |
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| †Cerdocyon avius |
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Cerdocyon avius is an extinct species of omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, which inhabited North America during the Pliocene from 4.9 Ma to approximately 11,000 years ago.[1] It is similar to the modern Crab-eating Fox.
[edit] Taxonomy
Cerdocyon was named by Hamilton-Smith (1839). It was assigned to Canidae by Hamilton-Smith (1839) and Carroll (1988).[2]
C. avius was about 80 cm (2 ft 8 in) long and probably had habits similar to those of its extant relative. It was found in Baja California and Venezuela.
[edit] References
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Cerdocyon Basic info.
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
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