Phlaocyon achoros is an extinct species of the genus Phlaocyon, belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae and tribe Phlaocyonini, a canid which inhabited the southeastern North America from the Late Oligocene to Miocene living 24.6—20.8 mya and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.

Phlaocyon achoros
Temporal range: Miocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: Borophaginae
Tribe: Phlaocyonini
Genus: Phlaocyon
Species:
P. achoros
Binomial name
Phlaocyon achoros
Frailey 1979, p. 134
Synonyms

Bassariscops achoros
Frailey 1979

Taxonomy

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Phlaocyon achoros was named by Frailey 1979. Its type locality is Buda Mine, which is in a Harrisonian sinkhole horizon in Florida. It was recombined as Phlaocyon achoros by Wang, Tedford & Taylor 1999 and Hayes 2000.

Fossil distribution

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Only known from Buda Mine Site, Alachua County, Florida ~24.8—20.6 Ma.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Buda Mine (of the United States)". Fossilworks. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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