Brachycyon
| Brachycyon Temporal range: 23.3–7Ma | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Arctoidea |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | Brachycyon Filhol (1872) |
Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]
Brachycyon was named by Filhol (1872). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]
Sources
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyon, age range and collections
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698