Ferrucyon
| Ferrucyon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Cerdocyon |
| Species: | C. avius
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerdocyon avius Torres & Ferrusquia 1981
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Cerdocyon avius is an extinct species of omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, which inhabited North America during the Pliocene, Blancan in the NALMA classification, from about 4.9 to approximately 2.6 Ma.[1] It was similar to the modern crab-eating fox.
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 centimetres (2.6 ft) long and probably had habits similar to those of its extant relative. Fossils of the species have been found in Baja California (Refugio Formation) and Venezuela.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Cerdocyon avius
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
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