Biology:Metalopex
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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Tribe: | Vulpini |
| Genus: | †Metalopex Tedford and Wang, 2008[1] |
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Tedford, R.H.; Wang, X.; Taylor, B.E. (September 2009). "Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae)". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 325: 1-218. http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/5999/1/B325.pdf. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q16963604 entry
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