Aelurodon
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Aelurodon is an extinct genus of the subfamily Borophaginae.[1] Part of a clade of canids loosely known as "bone-crushing" or "hyena-like" dogs, Aelurodon apparently descended from the earlier genera Protomarctus and Tomarctus.[2] Several species are known from fossils found in the central and western U.S., suggesting a wide geographic range during their peak in the Miocene epoch.[3],[4] The fossil record indicates that they evolved to become smaller and more exclusively carnivorous with time, a trend consistent with other Borophagines.[5]
