Alopecocyon
| Alopecocyon Temporal range: mid-Miocene
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| Genus: | †Alopecocyon
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| Species: | †A. leardi
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| †Alopecocyon leardi Camp, 1940
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Alopecocyon was a small relative of the modern red panda. It weighed only about 11 lbs (5 kg). It was closely related to Simocyon, a larger member of its group. Its fossils have been found in France, Poland, and Slovakia.
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