Amphicyanis

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Amphicyanis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Amphicyonidae
Genus: Amphicyanis
Springhorn (1977)

Amphicyanis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]

Amphicyanis was named by Springhorn (1977). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

Sources[]

  1. ^ Paleobiology Database: Amphicyanis, age range and collections
  2. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698


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