Amphicynodon
Appearance
Amphicynodon Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicynodontidae |
Genus: | †Amphicynodon Filhol, 1881 |
Type species | |
†Amphicynodon velaunus Aymard, 1846
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Synonyms | |
Cynodon Aymard 1848 |
Amphicynodon is an extinct genus of early bear, endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene. It lived from ~33.9—28.4 Mya, existing for approximately 6 million years. It was a small basal member of the bear family, similar in size to early Mustelids.
Fossil distribution
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References
- Rose, Kenneth David, The beginning of the age of mammals,The Johns Hopkins University Press (September 26, 2006)