Osbornodon iamonensis
Osbornodon iamonensis is an extinct species of hesperocyonine, a predecessor of modern dogs that were endemic to North America and which lived from the Oligocene to Early Miocene epoch 23.6—16.3 Ma and existed for approximately 8 million years .[1] It was named for Lake Iamonia in northern Florida. Fossils have been found in Florida and Nebraska.
| Osbornodon iamonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Osbornodon |
| Species: | †O. iamonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Osbornodon iamonensis E.H. Sellards, 1916 | |
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| Approximate range of Osbornodon iamonensis based on fossil distribution | |
References
- R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II (K. Behrensmeyer/K. Behrensmeyer/J. Alroy)
- Wang, X. 2003. New Material of Osbornodon from the Early Hemingfordian of Nebraska and Florida. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 279:163-176.
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