| Guangxicyon Temporal range: 37–33 Ma Late Eocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphicyoninae |
| Genus: | Guangxicyon Zhai 2003 |
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Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Central Asia from the Late Eocene subepoch to the Late Miocene subepoch 37—33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.[1]
Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus. It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Zhai et al. in 2003.
One site in Southern China.
Guangxicyon sinoamericanus