Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative combinations: Tephrocyon confertus, Tomarctus confertus

Synonym: Tomarctus paulus Henshaw 1942

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1918. Contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229

Belongs to Microtomarctus according to X. Wang et al. 1999

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore

Average measurements (in mm): P4 13.6 x 6.3, M1 10.2 x 12.3, M2 6.02 x 9.16, p4 8.33 x 4.43, m1 15.5 x 5.9, m2 8.00 x 5.27