Miocyon
Appearance
Miocyon[1] Temporal range: ?early to late Eocene
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Genus: | †Miocyon (Matthew, 1909)
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Miocyon is an extinct genus of Miacidae, primitive carnivores which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene Epoch.
Notes
- ^ Flynn, 1998
References
- Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2
Sources
- The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America ISBN 0-521-43387-8