†Leptocyon vulpinus Matthew 1907 (canine)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 47574
Alternative combinations: Cynodesmus vulpinus, Nothocyon vulpinus
Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1907. A Lower Miocene fauna from South Dakota. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 23(9):169-219
Belongs to Leptocyon according to R. H. Tedford et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Leptocyon delicatus, Leptocyon douglassi, Leptocyon gregorii, Leptocyon leidyi, Leptocyon matthewi, Leptocyon mollis, Leptocyon tejonensis, Leptocyon vafer
Type specimen: Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 7, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of South Dakota
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): m1 11.8 x 4.8