Pseudocyonopsis
Pseudocyonopsis Temporal range: Early Oligocene
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †Pseudocyonopsis Kuss, 1965 |
Pseudocyonopsis is a member of the extinct family Amphicyonidae, a terrestrial carnivore belonging to the order Caniformia.[1]
Pseudocyonopsis was named by Kuss in 1965 and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]
Species[]
- P. ambiguus
- P. antiquus
- P. quercensis
References[]
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyonopsis, age range and collections
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
Categories:
- Bear dogs
- Oligocene carnivorans
- Prehistoric carnivoran genera
- Prehistoric carnivoran stubs