In Depth
Further Reading
– Preliminary report on the vertebrate type locality of Cita Canyon and the description of an ancestral coyote. – American Journal Science (5)35:383-390. – C. S. Johnston – 1938.
Name
Canis lepophagus â€(‬Hare-eating Wolfâ€).
Phonetic
Kay-nis lep-o-fa-gus.
Named By
Miller†& ‬Carranza-Castaneda†‬-†‬1998.
Classification
Chordata,†‬Mammalia,†‬Carnivora,†‬Canidae,†‬Canis.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
Size
Weight up to†‬18.5†‬kg.
Known locations
USA.
Time Period
Tortonian of the Miocene through to the Gelasian of the Pleistocene.
Fossil representation
Many specimens.
