Vulpes mathisoni

Vulpes mathisoni is an extinct species of Vulpes that lived during the Early Pliocene. It has been named in honor of Mark Mathison, the fossil collector.^[1]

Vulpes mathisoni Temporal range: Early Pliocene 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:	Caninae
Genus:	Vulpes
Species:	V. mathisoni
Binomial name
Vulpes mathisoni Geraads et. al., 2015

Distribution

Vulpes mathisoni fossils are known from the Mursi Formation located in Ethiopia.^[2]