Phlaocyon annectens is an extinct species of the genus Phlaocyon, belonging to the subfamily Borophaginae and tribe Phlaocyonini, a canid endemic to central and western North America from the Late Oligocene to Early Miocene living 24.6—20.8 mya and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.
Taxonomy
Phlaocyon annectens was named by Peterson 1907. Its type locality is Beardog Hill, which is in a Harrisonian fluvial sandstone in the Upper Harrison Beds Formation of Nebraska. It was recombined as Phlaocyon annectens by Vanderhill (1980) and Wang, Tedford & Taylor 1999.
Fossil distribution
- Castolon (TMM 40635), Brewster County, Texas ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
- American Museum-Cook Quarry, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
- Van Tassel, Niobrara County, Wyoming ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
- Beardog Hill, Upper Harrison Beds Formation, Sioux County, Nebraska ~24.8—20.6 Ma.
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