Dusicyon cultridens
| Dusicyon cultridens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Tribe: | Canini |
| Genus: | †Dusicyon |
| Species: | †D. cultridens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dusicyon cultridens (Gervais and Ameghino, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Canis cultridens Gervais and Ameghino, 1880 | |
Dusicyon cultridens or Dusicyon patagonicus cultridens [1] is an extinct species in the genus Dusicyon. However, there is much debate about the classification of this species, making it poorly researched. Some scientists place this species in the genera Canis and Pseudalopex. [2]
Range & Habitat
Dusicyon cultridens lived in Patagonia. They lived in grasslands, or the pampas.
Extinction
Dusicyon cultridens became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene epoch.
Size
Dusicyon cultridens was the size of a fox. It weighed about 15kg.
References
- ↑ http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Dusicyon%20patagonicus%20cultridens
- ↑ Soibelzon, L.H., Ceniz, M. M., Prevosti, F. J., Soibelzon, E. Y Tartarini, V. B.: Dos nuevos registros de Dusicyon Hamilton-Smith, 1839 (Canidae, Mammalia) en el Plioceno y Pleistoceno de la región Pampeana (Argentina). Aspectos sistemáticos, tafonómicos, y bioestratigráficos, Congreso Uruguayo de Geología, Montevideo 2007. URL last retrieved 2014-08-11.
External links
- Ramirez, M. A., Prevosti, F. J.: "Systematic revision of "Canis" ensenadensis Ameghino, 1888 (Carnivora, Canidae) and the description of a new specimen from the Pleistocene of Argentina", Ameghiniana 2014, vol. 51(1), pp. 37–51. URL last retrieved 2014-08-11.