Metatomarctus

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Metatomarctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoramorpha
Family: Borophaginae
Genus: Metatomarctus
Wang, 1999
Binomial name
Psalidocyon canavus
Wang, 1999
Type species
Psalidocyon canavus

Metatomarctus is an extinct genus of Borophaginae. It was first described by Wang in 1999, although fossils have been found in north central Florida since the 1930's[1]. The genus contains one species: M. canavus.

These carnivores hunted in packs, like modern canines, and may have preyed upon creatures such as Parahippus.[1]

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