Brachycyon
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Brachycyon Temporal range: Early Miocene - Middle Miocene
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Genus: | Brachycyon Filhol (1872)
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Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]
Brachycyon was named by Filhol (1872). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]
Sources
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyon, age range and collections
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698