| Ferrucyon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Ferrucyon Ruiz-Ramoniet al., 2020 |
| Species: | †F. avius |
| Binomial name | |
| †Ferrucyon avius (Tedfordet al. 2009) | |
Ferrucyon is anextinctgenus ofomnivorousmammal of thefamilyCanidae, which inhabitedNorth America during thePliocene,Blancan in theNALMA classification, from about 4.9 to approximately 2.6Ma.[1] Thetype species,F. avius, was originally interpreted as a relative of the moderncrab-eating fox, and described as a species belonging to the genusCerdocyon. Ruiz-Ramoniet al. (2020) reinterpreted it as avulpine canid related to North American speciesMetalopex macconnelli, and to the Eurasian genusNyctereutes. This reinterpretation necessitated removal of"Cerdocyon" avius from the genusCerdocyon, and Ruiz-Ramoniet al. (2020) transferred it to the separate genusFerrucyon.[2]
Cerdocyon was named by Hamilton-Smith (1839). It was assigned to Canidae by Hamilton-Smith (1839) and Carroll (1988).[3]
F. avius was about 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) long. Fossils of the species have been found inBaja California (Refugio Formation).
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