Metalopex Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Tedford . R.H. . Wang . X.. Taylor . B.E. . September 2009 . Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae) . Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History . 325 . 1-218 . 21 February 2021.

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