Metalopex

Metalopex
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Caninae
Tribe: Vulpini
Genus: †
Tedford and Wang, 2008[1]
Species

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. ^ a b c d e Tedford, R.H.; Wang, X.; Taylor, B.E. (September 2009). "Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 325: 1–218. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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