Extinct genus of carnivores
Metalopex Temporal range:
Late Miocene
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Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Canidae
Tribe:
Vulpini
Genus:
† Metalopex Tedford and Wang, 2008[1]
Species
Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009 [1] Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009 [1] Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang, 2008 [1]
Metalopex 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]
^ a b c d e 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 : 1–218. Retrieved 21 February 2021 .
Last Update: 2021-05-24T18:53:53Z
Metalopex is an extinct hypocarnivorous canid mammal similar to Vulpes endemic to Late Miocene North America. Its sister taxon is the extant Urocyon;...
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Last Update: 2024-02-08T23:21:52Z
†Ferrucyon avius †Metalopex S. Müller, 1835 †Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009 †Metalopex merriami Tedford...
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Last Update: 2023-04-23T14:48:11Z
reinterpreted it as a vulpine canid related to North American species Metalopex macconnelli, and to the Eurasian genus Nyctereutes. This reinterpretation...
Word Count : 211
Last Update: 2024-05-03T05:56:22Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 638
Last Update: 2024-05-21T21:23:26Z
Caninae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 Genera †Leptocyon Tribe Urocyonini †Metalopex Tedford, Wang, & Taylor 2008 Urocyon Tribe Canini Subtribe Canina Canis...
Word Count : 992
Last Update: 2024-02-10T16:31:31Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 400
Last Update: 2023-09-16T15:35:27Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 257
Last Update: 2023-04-01T19:17:39Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 305
Last Update: 2023-03-19T21:21:12Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 116
Last Update: 2021-08-16T15:03:37Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 130
Last Update: 2023-03-19T21:19:52Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 212
Last Update: 2021-05-24T18:47:25Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 152
Last Update: 2024-04-16T17:18:15Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 403
Last Update: 2023-05-19T00:03:35Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 491
Last Update: 2024-02-14T17:44:12Z
California. A skunk. "Mephitis" "M." sp. Kern County, California. A skunk. Metalopex M. macconnelli Red Rock Canyon, Kern County, California. Skull elements...
Word Count : 520
Last Update: 2021-03-07T22:46:59Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 112
Last Update: 2023-03-19T21:21:35Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 103
Last Update: 2023-12-01T06:50:59Z
smithi †Mesoreodon †Mesoreodon chelonyx Messor – tentative report †Metalopex †Metalopex merriami Metasequoia †Metasequoia occidentalis †Michenia Mictomys...
Word Count : 1864
Last Update: 2024-06-09T15:37:28Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 210
Last Update: 2023-04-27T18:05:37Z
novomexicanus †Merycodus †Merycodus hookwayi – type locality for species †Metalopex †Metalopex merriami †Metatomarctus †Metechinus †Metechinus nevadensis – type...
Word Count : 2394
Last Update: 2023-12-01T06:50:58Z
†Mesohippus †Mesohippus bairdi – or unidentified comparable form †Metalopex †Metalopex merriami Metasequoia †Metasequoia occidentalis †Microphallus †Microphallus...
Word Count : 4840
Last Update: 2024-05-01T02:32:40Z
ISSN 0097-4463. S2CID 86409484. Richard H. Tedford; Xiaoming Wang (2008). "Metalopex , a new genus of fox (Carnivora: Canidae: Vulpini) from the late Miocene...
Word Count : 1489
Last Update: 2021-09-21T14:24:57Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 217
Last Update: 2024-06-09T13:20:33Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 187
Last Update: 2023-03-19T21:25:00Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 103
Last Update: 2023-05-03T13:35:10Z
admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Mesohippus †Mesoreodon †Metailurus †Metalopex †Metatomarctus †Michenia Micropterus †Microtomarctus Microtus †Microtus...
Word Count : 1718
Last Update: 2021-03-07T22:40:02Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 123
Last Update: 2023-03-19T21:14:40Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 127
Last Update: 2024-06-09T15:36:50Z
†Leptocyon †Metalopex †Nurocyon †Prototocyon Urocyon †U. citrinus †U. galushai †U. minicephalus †U. progressus †U. webbi Vulpes †V. qiuzhudingi †V. riffautae...
Word Count : 97
Last Update: 2023-12-01T06:50:56Z
†Merychyus †Merycochoerus †Merycoides †Merycoidodon †Mesocyon †Mesohippus †Metalopex Metasequoia †Metasequoia occidentalis †Microphallus Microtus †Microtus...
Word Count : 1693
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