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Description: Daphoenus felinus Scott, 1898 - fossil mammal skeleton from the Middle Oligocene of Nebraska, USA. (CM 492, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) This species is considered by some to be a junior synonym of Daphoenus vetus. From museum signage: "This giant bear-dog, although distantly related to modern dogs, was more like a bear in its habits." Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Caniformia, Amphicyonidae Locality: Cedar Creek area, Hat Creek Basin, Sioux County, northwestern Nebraska, USA See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphoenus
Title: Daphoenus vetus skeleton
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Author: James St. John
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