Metalopex

Metalopex; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Tribe:	Vulpini
Genus:	†Metalopex; Tedford and Wang, 2008
Species
	Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009; Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009; Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang, 2008;

Metalopex is an extinct hypocarnivorous canid mammal similar to Vulpes endemic to Late Miocene North America. Its sister taxon is the extant Urocyon; together, the two genera form a clade based on dentition. These same dental characteristics are shared by Otocyon and Protocyon.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tedford, Richard H., Wang, Xiaoming, Taylor, Beryl E Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae). (Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, no. 325) .PDF
^ ^a ^b R. H. Tedford, X. Wang, and B. E. Taylor. 2009. Phylogenetic Systematics of the North American Fossil Caninae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325:1-218

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