New specimens of an as yet unidentified carnivoran from the earliest Paleocene of Saskatchewan are described. The new specimens augment the evidence on which the contentious earliest (middle Puercan) occurrence of Carnivora is based, provide novel information of the lower dentition of the earliest carnivorans, and provides evidence for the earliest taxonomic diversity in Carnivora.
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Journal of Paleontology
Vol. 84 • No. 6
November 2010
Vol. 84 • No. 6
November 2010
Carnivora
Mammalia
Paleocene
Puercan