Theriodictis
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| Theriodictis Temporal range: Late Pleistocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Theriodictis Mercerat, 1891 |
Theriodictis is an extinct genus of small hypercarnivorous fox-like canid endemic to South America during the Pleistocene, living from 1.2 Ma-11,000 years ago and existing for approximately 1.19 million years. [1]
Prey is thought to have included ungulate camelids such as the llama, cervids such as Epieurycerus and Antifer, equids such as Equus and Hippidion, Catagonus, giant rodents such as Neochoerus, mesotherids such as the burrowing Mesotherium, and giant armadillos such as Eutatus, Propraopus and Pampatherium.[2]
Taxonomy
Theriodictis was named by Mercerat, 1891.
Fossil distribution
The fossil remains are confined to the Bolivia, southern Brazil, and Paraguay.
References
- ↑ http://paleobackup.nceas.ucsb.edu:8110/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=41213&is_real_user=1 Eucyon: Basic info.
- ↑ F.J. Prevosti; P. Plamqvist, 2001, Ameghiniana 38: 375-384
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