Phlaocyon achoros


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.

Taxonomy

Phlaocyon achoros was named by. Its type locality is Buda Mine, which is in a Harrisonian sinkhole horizon in Florida. It was recombined as Phlaocyon achoros by and.

Fossil distribution

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