Biology:Desmocyon
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Desmocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America.[1] It lived from the Late Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 24.8—16.3 Mya, existing for approximately 8.5 mya.[2] It is a rarely found genus,[citation needed] with fossil deposits only occurring in western Nebraska, Wyoming, New Mexico and north Florida. It is regarded as a primitive, transitional member of the Borophagini tribe.[3]
References
- ↑ . https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1288&context=museummammalogy.
- ↑ Desmocyon, fossilworks
- ↑ Wang, Xiaoming; Tedford, Richard H. (2008). Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History. Columbia. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-231-13528-3.
- zipcodezoo.com
- The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids by David W. Macdonald and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri; page 42 ISBN 0-19-851556-1
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