Metalopex

<i>Metalopex</i>

Metalopex

Extinct genus of carnivores

Metalopex is an extinct hypocarnivorous canid mammal similar to Vulpes endemic to Late Miocene North America. Its sister taxon is the extant Urocyon; together, the two genera form a clade based on dentition. These same dental characteristics are shared by Otocyon and Protocyon.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Tedford, R.H.; Wang, X.; Taylor, B.E. (September 2009). "Phylogenetic systematics of the North American fossil Caninae (Carnivora, Canidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 325: 1โ€“218. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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