Prolimnocyon

Prolimnocyon; Temporal range: Paleocene–Eocene, 55.8–48.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Family:	†Hyaenodontidae
Subfamily:	†Limnocyoninae
Genus:	†Prolimnocyon; Matthew, 1915
Type species
	Prolimnocyon atavus; Matthew, 1915
Species
	P. antiquus Matthew, 1915 ; P. atavus Matthew, 1915 ; P. chowi Meng et al., 1998 ; P. eerius Gingerich 1989 ; P. haematus Gingerich & Deutsch 1989;

Prolimnocyon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid mammals. Known from the Paleocene to the Eocene of Asia and North America,^[1] it is the earliest known member of the hyaenodontid subfamily Limnocyoninae.^[2]

References

^ "Fossilworks: Prolimnocyon". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ Rose, Kenneth D. (2009). The Beginning of the Age of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8018-9221-9.

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[1] "Fossilworks: Prolimnocyon". Retrieved 13 March 2016.

[Rose2009-2] Rose, Kenneth D. (2009). The Beginning of the Age of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8018-9221-9.

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