Carnivorans reported from the Dove Spring Formation
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Presence
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Barbourofelis
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B. osborni
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Kern County, California.[1]
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Junior synonym of B. whitfordi.
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B. whitfordi
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Red Canyon & other localities, Kern County, California.[2]
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Teeth & mandible.[2]
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A barbourofelid.
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B. sp.
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LACM localities 6260 & 1108, Kern County, California.[2]
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Left partial humerus (LACM 140853) & left distal humerus (LACM 59336).[2]
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A barbourofelid also found in the Green Valley Formation.
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Bassariscus
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B. sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A procyonid.
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Borophagus
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B. littoralis
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Red Rock Canyon, Kern County, California.[3]
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Left maxillary (LACM 143520).[3]
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A borophagine dog also found in the Green Valley, Santa Margarita & Chanac formations.
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Carpocyon
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C. robustus
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Kern County, California.[3]
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Partial skeleton (UCMP 33569).[3]
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A borophagine dog.
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cf. Eomellivora
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cf. E. sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A large mustelid similar to the honey badger.
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Epicyon
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E. aphobus
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Kern County, California.[1]
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Junior synonym of E. haydeni.
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E. haydeni
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Ricardo Fauna, Kern County, California.[3]
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Skull elements.[3]
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A borophagine dog.
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E. saevus
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Ricardo Fauna, Kern County, California.[1][3]
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Ramal elements.[3]
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A borophagine dog.
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"Felis"
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"F." sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A small felid.
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Ischyrocyon
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I. gidleyi
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Last Chance Gulch, Kern County, California.[4]
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A bear-dog.
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I. mohavensis
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Kern County, California.[1]
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Junior synonym of I. gidleyi.
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Leptocyon
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L. vafer
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Kern County, California (lower & upper parts of the formation).[1][5]
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Skull elements.[5]
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A canine dog.
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Martinogale
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M. faulli
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Red Rock Canyon, Kern County, California.[6]
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A nearly-complete skull (LACM 56230).[6]
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A skunk.
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M. sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A skunk.
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"Mephitis"
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"M." sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A skunk.
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Metalopex
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M. macconnelli
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Red Rock Canyon, Kern County, California.[5]
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Skull elements.[5]
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A fox also found in the Milk Creek Formation & Malheur County, Oregon.
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Mustela
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?M. buwaldi
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A weasel.
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Osteoborus
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O. diabloensis
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Kern County, California.[1]
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Junior synonym of Borophagus littoralis.[3]
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Pseudaelurus
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P. sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A felid.
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Tomarctus
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T. robustus
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Kern County, California.[1]
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Moved to the genus Carpocyon.[3]
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T. sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A borophagine dog.
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"Vulpes"
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"V." sp.
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Kern County, California.[1]
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A fox.
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