Afrocyon
| Afrocyon Temporal range: Miocene-Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Arctoidea |
| Family: | Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Afrocyon Arambourg (1961) |
Afrocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Africa during the Miocene to Pliocene living from 11.6—5.3 Ma and existed for approximately 6.3 million years. [1]
Taxonomy
Afrocyon was named by Arambourg (1961). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]
References
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Afrocyon Basic info.
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698