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Theriodictis is an
extinct genus of
hypercarnivorous wolf-like
canid endemic to
South America during the Pleistocene,
living from 1.2 Ma- 500,000 years...
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represented in the
fossil record by
Cerdocyon 6–5
million years ago, and by
Theriodictis and
Chrysocyon 5–4
million years ago. It most
likely emerged from Central...
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Giebel 1855 †P.
orcesi Hoffstetter 1952 †P.
tarijensis Ameghino 1902 †P.
troglodytes Lund 1838, type †
Theriodictis Mercerat, 1891 †
Theriodictis platensis...
- Rincón †P.
orcesi 1952 (1952):
Hoffstetter †P.
tarijensis 1902 (1902):
Ameghino †P.
troglodytes 1838 (1838): Lund, type
Synonyms Theriodictis tarijense...
- A.
angustidens was only
rivalled in size by
Smilodon po****tor, with
Theriodictis platensis,
Canis gezi,
Protocyon scagliorum,
Panthera onca and pumas...
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Atelocynus Cerdocyon Chrysocyon Lycalopex Speothos †Dusicyon †Nurocyon †Protocyon †
Theriodictis Tribe Vulpini Nyctereutes Otocyon Vulpes †Prototocyon...
- Interchange. It
would have been pre**** upon by the dire wolf, the fox-like
Theriodictis, saber-toothed cats, short-faced
bears and
various other predators, including...
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Islands wolf (Dusicyon australis)
Dusicyon avus
Protocyon troglodytes Theriodictis tarijense Canis dirus ****anese Wolf
Hokkaido Wolf
Family Felidae Bali...
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present in NW
South America: Colombia,
Venezuela Other canids (†Dusicyon, †
Theriodictis, †Protocyon, Atelocynus, Cerdocyon, Lycalopex, Chrysocyon, Speothos)...
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mammals unique to the
period such as the
notoungulate Mesotherium,
canid Theriodictis, and a
species of the
giant bear
Arctotherium angustidens. In
areas such...
