Eucyon is an extinct genus of small omnivorous fox

Fox

Fox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...

-like canid endemic to North America

North America

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 during the Miocene

Miocene

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 living from 10.3—5.3 Ma and existed for approximately .

Taxonomy

Eucyon was named by Tedford and Qiu, and was subsequentely revised by Tedford et al. (2009).

Morphology

Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. The first specimen was estimated to weigh 9.08 kg (20 lb). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 8.63 kg (19 lb).

Fossil distribution

The fossil remains are confined to the Rio Grande River, Texas

Texas

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 to western Oregon

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 and to northern Nebraska

Nebraska

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