Table 3 Fossil data, museum numbers, geographical localities, and the subfamilies to which specimens belong as well as their stratigraphic ranges were taken from ref. 17 for the Hesperocyoninae, from ref. 18 for the Borophaginae and from ref. 19 for the Caninae.

From: Habitat changes and changing predatory habits in North American fossil canids

Fossil specimens

Number

Museum N°

Geographic location

Subfamily

LAD (Myr ago)

FAD (Myr ago)

MP (Myr ago)

Aelurodon asthenostylus

19

F:AM-28356

Colorado

Borophaginae

14

16

15

Aelurodon ferox

22

AMNH-61723

New Mexico

Borophaginae

12

15

13.5

Aelurodon ferox

22

AMNH-70624

Nebraska

Borophaginae

12

15

13.5

Aelurodon mcgrewi

20

AMNH-22410

Nebraska

Borophaginae

13

15

14

Aelurodon taxoides

21

AMNH-30902

Kansas

Borophaginae

9

12

10.5

Aelurodon taxoides

21

F:AM-67481

South Dakota

Borophaginae

9

12

10.5

Archeocyon falkenbachi

7

F:AM-49029

Wyoming

Borophaginae

24

25

24.5

Archeocyon leptodus

6

F:AM-49060

Wyoming

Borophaginae

24

32

28

Borophagus parvus

16

F:AM-67955

Arizona

Borophaginae

5

7

6

Borophagus pugantor

15

F:AM-67838

Colorado

Borophaginae

5

9

7

Borophagus secundus

17

F:AM-67647

Kansas

Borophaginae

5

9

7

Borophagus secundus

17

F:AM-67650

Kansas

Borophaginae

5

9

7

Canis armbrusteri

30

F:AM-95181

Kansas

Caninae

0.2

1.7

0.95

Canis armbrusteri

30

AMNH-96633

Arkansas

Caninae

0.2

1.7

0.95

Canis armbrusteri

30

F:AM-68017

Florida

Caninae

0.2

1.7

0.95

Canis dirus

31

F:AM-97078

No data

Caninae

0.05

0.35

0.2

Canis dirus

31

F:AM-67302

México

Caninae

0.05

0.35

0.2

Canis sp. (cf lupus)

32

F:AM-30444

Alaska

Caninae

0

1

0.5

Canis sp. (cf lupus)

32

F:AM-68006

Alaska

Caninae

0

1

0.5

Canis lupus

32

F:AM-8582

Oregon

Caninae

0

1

0.5

Canis sp.

32

F:AM-1937

No locality data

Caninae

0

1

0.5

Canis thooides

29

F:AM-63101

Arizona

Caninae

1.7

2.5

2.1

Carpocyon webbi

18

F:AM-27366E

New Mexico

Borophaginae

10

16

13

Cormocyon haydeni

9

F:AM-49448

South Dakota

Borophaginae

19

29

24

Cynarctus crucidens

11

F:AM-49172

Nebraska

Borophaginae

9

12

10.5

Desmocyon thomsoni

10

AMNH-49017

Wyoming

Borophaginae

17.5

24

20.75

Enhydrocyon crassidens

5

AMNH-12886

South Dakota

Hesperocyoninae

21

25

23

Epicyon haydeni

14

F:AM-67403E

Nebraska

Borophaginae

5

10

7.5

Epicyon haydeni

14

F:AM-67602

Kansas

Borophaginae

5

10

7.5

Epicyon haydeni

14

F:AM-67826

Colorado

Borophaginae

5

10

7.5

Epicyon saevus

13

F:AM-67489

South Dakota

Borophaginae

5

10

7.5

Eucyon davisi

28

F:AM-72555

Arizona

Caninae

5

9

7

Eucyon davisi

28

F:AM-72557

Arizona

Caninae

5

9

7

Eucyon davisi

28

F:AM 72559

Arizona

Caninae

5

9

7

Hesperocyon gregarius

1

F:AM-63357

South Dakota

Hesperocyoninae

29

37

33

Leptocyon vulpinus

25

AMNH-12883

South Dakota

Caninae

18

26

22

Leptocyon matthewi

24

F:AM-72707

Nebraska

Caninae

9

12.6

10.8

Leptocyon vafer

24

F:AM-72701

Nebraska

Caninae

9

14

11.5

Leptocyon vafer

23

F:AM-72701C

Nebraska

Caninae

9

14

11.5

Mesocyon coryphaeus

4

AMNH-6920

Oregon

Hesperocyoninae

21

29

25

Mesocyon temnodon

3

F:AM-102381

Wyoming

Hesperocyoninae

25

34

29.5

Osbornodon fricki

2

F:AM-27363

New Mexico

Hesperocyoninae

15

18

16.5

Phlaocyon leucososteus

8

AMNH-8768

Colorado

Borophaginae

16

22

19

Psalidocyon marianae

12

AMNH-27397

New Mexico

Borophaginae

15

16

15.5

Urocyon minicephalus

27

AMNH-68024A

Florida

Caninae

0.4

1

0.7

Urocyon minicephalus

27

AMNH-67295

Florida

Caninae

0.4

1

0.7

Vulpes stenognathus

26

F:AM-62990

Arizona

Caninae

5

9

7

  1. FAD, first appearance of taxa; LAD, last appearance of taxa; MP, midpoint.
  2. FAD, LAD and MP are given in million years before present.