Ischyrocyon
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Amphicyoninae |
| Genus: | †Ischyrocyon Matthew and Gidley (1904) |
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Ischyrocyon is an extinct genus of bear dogs, of the subfamily Amphicyoninae, which inhabited North America during the Late Miocene. It lived ~13.6—10.3 Ma ago, existing for approximately 4 million years.[1]
Fossil distribution
- Blair Junction, Esmeralda County, Nevada ~14.2—11.7 Ma.
- Hemicyon Quarry Site, San Bernardino County, California ~14.0 Ma.
- Adam Risley Ranch Site, Donley County, Texas ~12—11.7 Ma.
- WaKeeney (Unit C) Trego County, Kansas ~11.8—11.7 Ma.
- Olcott Hill, Sioux County, Nebraska ~11.9 Ma.
- Iron Canyon Site, Kern County, California ~11.8—11.9 Ma.
- Bluejay Quarry Site, Antelope County, Nebraska ~11.8 Ma.
References
- ^ [Ischyrocyon at fossilworks].
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