Gobicyon
Appearance
Gobicyon Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Late Miocene
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †Gobicyon Colbert, 1839 |
Species | |
Gobicyon is an extinct genus of bear dogs (members of the family Amphicyonidae)[1] endemic to Central Asia during the Late Miocene 13.6—11.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2 million years.[2] Fossils have been discovered only at Tong Xin in Central China.[citation needed]
Sources
- ^ a b c Qigao Jiangzuo; Shiqi Wang; Chunxiao Li; Danhui Sun; Xiaoxiao Zhang (2019). "New material of Gobicyon (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae, Haplocyoninae) from northern China and a review of Aktaucyonini evolution". Papers in Palaeontology. Online edition. doi:10.1002/spp2.1283.
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Gobicyon, age range and collections