Carpocyon Explained

Carpocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, 13.6 to 5.3 Ma Mya,^[1] existing for approximately . The four species in the genus varied in size, with the largest (C. webbi) being about the size of a wolf; all had relatively small teeth, suggesting a diet that was more omnivorous than that of other contemporary borophagines.^[2]

Species

• Carpocyon compressus (syn. Cynodesmus cuspidatus), fossils have been found in Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas.^[3]
• Carpocyon limosus, fossils have been found in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Florida.^[4]
• Carpocyon robustus, fossils have been found in Arizona, California, Colorado, South Dakota, and Texas.^{[5] [6]}
• Carpocyon webbi, fossils have been found in Nebraska and New Mexico.^[7]

References

• zipcodezoo.com
• The Biology and Conservation of Wild Canids By David W. Macdonald, and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
• Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Notes and References

1. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=41199&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: Carpocyon Taxonomy, Species
2. Book: Wang . Xiaoming . Tedford . Richard H. . 2008 . Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History . Columbia . 35 . 978-0-231-13528-3.
3. Web site: †Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890 (bone-crushing dog) . Fossilworks . 17 December 2021.
4. Web site: †Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969 (bone-crushing dog) . Fossilworks . 17 December 2021.
5. Web site: †Carpocyon robustus Green 1948 (bone-crushing dog) . Fossilworks . 17 December 2021.
6. Web site: Barnosky . Anthony . Carrasco . Marc . Holotype: UCMP 33569 Carpocyon robustus . Mio Map: Miocene Mammal Mapping Project . University of California Museum of Paleontology . 30 October 2020.
7. Web site: †Carpocyon webbi Wang et al. 1999 (bone-crushing dog) . Fossilworks . 17 December 2021.