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 (Hare-eating Wolf).
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.
