Osbornodon iamonensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Osbornodon |
| Species: | †O. iamonensis |
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| †Osbornodon iamonensis E.H. Sellards, 1916 | |
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| Approximate range of Osbornodon iamonensis based on fossil distribution | |
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. In the Thomas Farm Site in Gilchrist County, Florida, it is the most common carnivore found in that area.[2][3]
References
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Osbornodon iamonensis[permanent dead link].
- ^ "Osbornodon iamonensis". Florida Museum. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Thomas Farm". Florida Museum. 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- R. M. Nowak. 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. Maryland, Johns Hopkins University Press (edited volume) II
- 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.