Canis lepophagus Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Genus: | Canis |
Species: | †C. lepophagus
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Binomial name | |
†Canis lepophagus Johnston (1938)[1]
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Range of Canis lepophagus based on fossil distribution |
Canis lepophagus (Latin: canis: 'dog'; lepus: 'hare' or 'rabbit'; suffix -phagus: '-eating'; hence hare-eating dog) is an extinct species of canid which was endemic to much of North America during the Early Pliocene.[2] It is notable because its lineage is proposed to have led to both wolves and coyotes.