A possible new amphicyonid from the Miocene of the Linxia Basin
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2024
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Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology
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Jiangzuo Q G, Gao Y, Valenciano A et al., 2024. A possible new amphicyonid from the Miocene of the Linxia Basin. Vertebrata PalAsiatica, 62(2): 156–164
Abstract
Here we report a new form of amphicyonid from an uncertain locality in the Linxia Basin. The derived dental traits imply an affinity to Magericyon, previously known from Europe and possibly southern Asia. The specimen suggests a higher diversity of amphicyonids in eastern Asia than previously thought, and more discovery with stratigraphic information will be needed to elucidate the evolution of Amphicyonidae in eastern Asia.