Protepicyon

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Protepicyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoramorpha
Family: Borophaginae
Genus: Protepicyon
Wang, 1999
Binomial name
Protepicyon raki
Wang, 1999
Type species
Protepicyon raki

Protepicyon is an extinct genus of Borophaginae from the Barstovian era. It was named by Wang in 1999, and contains one species: P. raki.

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