The South American fox, Dusicyon avus, is an extinct canid that lived in South America during the Pleistocene and Holocene. It was medium to large, about the size of a German Shepherd or coyote, and its build resembled that of the jackals. Its range took in the Pampas and Patagonia, and fossils come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. It was closely related to the Falkland Islands wolf, which descended from a population of this species. Isotope studies suggest it was more carnivorous than living foxes, preying mostly on small mammals and scavenging large carcasses. Burials in Argentina suggest some individuals were kept as pets or treated as part of the human group. The latest confirmed records date to about 400 years ago in southernmost Patagonia, and the cause of its extinction is still debated.
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Source Dusicyon avus (Wikipedia)Range, ArgentinaQuote, Range, Argentina
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Dusicyon avus (Wikipedia)Range, BrazilQuote, Range, Brazil
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Dusicyon avus (Wikipedia)Range, ChileQuote, Range, Chile
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Dusicyon avus (Wikipedia)Range, UruguayQuote, Range, Uruguay
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
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Dusicyon avus is an extinct species of canid native to South America during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
Diet and ecology
Its diet seems to have been more carnivorous than extant foxes
Relationship to humans
It may have been kept as a pet and been considered part of the human social group.
Range, Argentina
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Range, Brazil
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Range, Chile
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Range, Uruguay
Its fossils have been found in the Luján Formation of Argentina, the Chui Formation of Brazil, the Milodón Cave in Chile and the Sopas Formation of Uruguay.
Child Taxon Of: Dusicyon, Lead, genus
Dusicyon avus is an extinct species of canid native to South America during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
In Group: Dogs And Wild Canids, Lead, canid
Dusicyon avus is an extinct species of canid native to South America during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.
In Ecosystem: Pampas, Range
Dusicyon avus range extended through the Pampas and Patagonia in the south-central and southern parts of South America
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