Pliocyon

Ply-oh-sy-on.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Pliocyon.

Phonetic

Ply-oh-sy-on.

Named By

Matthew‭ ‬-‭ ‬1918.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Carnivora,‭ ‬Caniformia,‭ ‬Amphicyonidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬medius‭

Size

Estimated around‭ ‬100‭ ‬kilograms in weight.

Known locations

USA.

Time Period

Burdigalian to Langhian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Remains of many individuals.

In Depth

       With fossils being recovered from both Oregon and Florida,‭ ‬Pliocyon seems to have a distribution that covered most of the United States.

Further Reading

– Contributions to the Snake Creek Fauna with notes upon the Pleistocene of western Nebraska, American Museum Expedition of 1916. – Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229. – W. D. Matthew – 1918. – A Miocene amphicyonid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the Bone Valley Formation of Florida. – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4(1):122-125 – A. Berta & H. Galiano – 1984.

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