Ferrucyon

Cerdocyon avius; Temporal range: 4.9 - 0.011 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ rangePleistocene
Conservation status
	Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Cerdocyon
Species:	†C. avius
Binomial name
	†Cerdocyon avius;

Cerdocyon avius is an extinct species of omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, which inhabited North and South America during the Pliocene from 4.9 Ma to approximately 11,000 years ago.^[1] It is 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 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.

References

^ Paleobiology Database: Cerdocyon Basic info^{[permanent dead link]}.
^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company

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[1] Paleobiology Database: Cerdocyon Basic info^{[permanent dead link]}.

[2] R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company

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