Limnocyon

Limnocyon; Temporal range: Eocene, 50.3–40.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Ventral view of a Limnocyon skull
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Family:	†Hyaenodontidae
Subfamily:	†Limnocyoninae
Genus:	†Limnocyon
Type species
	Limnocyon verus; Marsh, 1872
Species
	†L. cuspidens Morlo and Gunnel, 2005 ; †L. medius Wortman, 1902 ; †L. potens Matthew, 1909 ; †L. velox Marsh, 1872 ; †L. verus Marsh, 1872;

Limnocyon is a genus of hyaenodontid that lived in North America during the middle Eocene, existing for approximately 10 million years. Fossils of this animal have been found in California, Utah and Wyoming.^[1]

Description

Limnocyon was a small omnivorous hyaenodontid, with some estimates placing it at less than one kilogram in weight.^[1] Like other limnocyonines, Limnocyon had only two molars in the upper and lower dentition.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Paleobiology Database: Limnocyon
^ "New Species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (Middle Eocene)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 251–255. 2005. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0251:nsolmc]2.0.co;2. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

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[pbd-1] Paleobiology Database: Limnocyon

[2] "New Species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (Middle Eocene)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 251–255. 2005. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0251:nsolmc]2.0.co;2. {{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter |authors= (help)

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