Phlaocyon annectens

Phlaocyon annectens is an extinct species of the genus Phlaocyon, belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae and tribe Phlaocyonini, a canid endemic to central and western North America from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene living 24.6—20.8 mya and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.

Phlaocyon annectens Temporal range: Oligocene–Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	†Borophaginae
Tribe:	†Phlaocyonini
Genus:	†Phlaocyon
Species:	†P. annectens
Binomial name
†Phlaocyon annectens Peterson 1907, p. 53
Synonyms
Nothocyon annectens Peterson 1907 Bassariscops willstoni

Taxonomy

Phlaocyon annectens was named by Peterson 1907. Its type locality is Beardog Hill, which is in a Harrisonian fluvial sandstone in the Upper Harrison Beds Formation of Nebraska. It was recombined as Phlaocyon annectens by Vanderhill (1980) and Wang, Tedford & Taylor 1999.

Fossil distribution

• Castolon (TMM 40635), Brewster County, Texas ~24.8—20.6 Ma.^[1]
• American Museum-Cook Quarry, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.^[2]
• Van Tassel, Niobrara County, Wyoming ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
• Beardog Hill, Upper Harrison Beds Formation, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.