Metalopex
Extinct genus of carnivores
Metalopex Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Tribe: | Vulpini |
Genus: | †Metalopex 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
- ^ 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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