Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the ancient North American dog Aelurodon taxoides. Aelurodon is an extinct canine genus of the subfamily Boro

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Illustration and photo-reconstruction of the ancient North American dog Aelurodon taxoides. Aelurodon is an extinct canine genus of the subfamily Borophaginae. Aelurodon taxoides existed from to million years ago ( million years). Fossil specimens were uncovered in Florida, south and north Texas, New Mexico, Kansas and the bay area of California. Two specimens had an estimated body mass of 56 kg and 49 kg. The name Aelurodon was given by Joseph Leidy in 1858. The smaller Aelurodon lineage evolved teeth adapted to a more purely carnivorous (hypercarnivorous) diet, a trend consistent with other borophagines.

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