| 词条 | Leptocyon |
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| fossil_range = Chattian- Tortonian {{fossilrange|24.8|10.3}} | image = Leptocyon gregorii holotype AMNH 12879.jpg | image2 = Leptocyon head restoration.jpg | image_caption = Drawing of the holotype skull of Leptocyon gregorii | taxon = Leptocyon | authority = Matthew, 1918 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision =
| range_map_caption = Fossil range of Leptocyon species | range_map = Leptocyon_range_map.png }}Leptocyon (Greek: slender dog[1]) is a small extinct genus of canid endemic to North America during the Oligocene through Miocene living from 24.8—10.3 million years ago, existing for about 14.5 million years.[2]Leptocyon was a small-bodied, fox-like animal with a slender jaw.[3] TaxonomyLeptocyon was named by Matthew (1918). It was synonymized subjectively with Vulpes by Gregory (1942); it was revalidated by Webb (1969), Carroll (1988), and Munthe (1998). It was assigned to the Canidae by Matthew (1918), Webb (1969), Carroll (1988), and Munthe (1998).[4][5]MorphologyBody massTwo specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth. Estimated body mass of these two was {{Convert|3.26|kg|lb|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}[6] References1. ^{{cite web | url=http://dinosaurs.about.com/od/mesozoicmammals/p/Leptocyon.htm | title=Leptocyon | publisher=About.com | accessdate=14 July 2015}} 2. ^PaleoBiology Database: Leptocyon, basic info 3. ^Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Terrestrial animals of North America Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals. Christine M. Janis carnivores. Louis L. Jacobs, Kathleen Marie Scott. 4. ^J. T. Gregory. 1942. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 26(4) 5. ^S. D. Webb. 1969. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 78 6. ^S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 1(1):85-98 External links
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