Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 50729
Alternative combination: Ursus lotor
Synonyms: Procyon nanus Simpson 1929 (no. 50730), Procyon priscus Leconte 1848 (no. 50731), Procyon simus Gidley 1906 (no. 50733)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Procyon according to L. B. Albright et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Procyon (Euprocyon), Procyon (Procyon), Procyon cancrivorus, Procyon rexroadensis
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): m1 10.0 x 6.3, femur length 124.0, humerus length 103.5, radius length 104.5, scapula 69.5 x 63.2, skull 113.0 x 76.7, tibia length 125.0
Estimated body mass: 6.31 kg based on femur length, humerus length, and tibia length