Hesperocyon

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
iHesperocyon
Fossil range: Early Oligocene to Early Miocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Hesperocyon
Species
  • H. coloradensis
  • H. gregarius

Hesperocyon is an extinct genus of canine.

This early, 80 cm (2 ft 8 in) long canine looked more like a civet than a canine. Its body and tail were long and flexible, while its limbs were weak and short. Still, the build of its ossicles and distribution of its teeth showed it was a canine.

 This paleontology article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../h/e/s/Hesperocyon.html"