Euoplocyon

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Euoplocyon

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivoramorpha
Family:	† Borophaginae
Genus:	† Euoplocyon Matthew, 1924

Binomial name

† Euoplocyon brachygnathus
Matthew, 1924

Type species

† Euplocyon brachygnathus

Euoplocyon is an extinct genus of Borophaginae. It contains two species, E. brachygnathus and E. spissidens, and was first named by Matthew in 1924.

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