Daphoenodon

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Daphoenodon
D. superbus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
†Amphicyonidae
Genus:
†Daphoenodon

Peterson 1909
Species
  • †D. falkenbachi
  • †D. notionastes
  • †D. robustum
  • †D. skinneri
  • †D. superbus
Synonyms

Borocyon

Restoration of D. superbus
D. superbus skull

Daphoenodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Hunt, R. M. (2002). "New Amphicyonid Carnivorans (Mammalia, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of Southeastern Wyoming". American Museum Novitates. 385: 1–0. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)385<0001:NACMDF>2.0.CO;2.
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