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Metalopex; Temporal range: Late Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Tribe:	Vulpini
Genus:	†Metalopex; Tedford and Wang, 2008
Species
	Metalopex bakeri Tedford et al. 2009; Metalopex macconnelli Tedford et al. 2009; Metalopex merriami Tedford and Wang, 2008;

Metalopex is an extinct hypocarnivorous canid mammal similar to 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]

References

1 2 3 4 5 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.

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