Amphicynodon
Amphicynodon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Subfamily: | †Amphicynodontinae |
Genus: | †Amphicynodon Filhol, 1881 |
Type species | |
†Amphicynodon velaunus Aymard, 1846
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Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Cynodon Aymard 1848 |
Amphicynodon is an extinct genus of early bear[citation needed], endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene. It lived from ~33.9—28.4 Mya, existing for approximately 6 million years. It was a small basal member of the bear family, similar in size to early mustelids.[citation needed]
Fossil distribution[]
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References[]
Further reading[]
- Rose, Kenneth David, The beginning of the age of mammals,The Johns Hopkins University Press (September 26, 2006)
Categories:
- Oligocene bears
- Prehistoric carnivoran genera
- Oligocene mammals of Europe
- Paleogene France
- Fossils of France
- Quercy Phosphorites Formation
- Oligocene mammals of Asia
- Prehistoric carnivoran stubs