Oxetocyon is an early member of the subfamily Borophaginae, an extinct subgroup of the family Canidae, which includes living dogs, wolves, and foxes. Only a single species, O. cuspidatus, is known. Fossils of Oxetocyon are rare and, as a result, the genus is poorly known, and only the teeth, dentaries, and a fragmentary skull have been reported. All specimens come from rocks assigned to the Whitneyan and Arikareean NALMAs (Oligocene: ) of Nebraska and South Dakota. The teeth of Oxetocyon indica… (
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