Euroamphicyon
| Euroamphicyon Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Amphicyonidae[1] |
| Subfamily: | †Arctoidea |
| Genus: | Euroamphicyon |
Euroamphicyon (European Amphicyon) is a member of extinct terrestrial carnivores belonging to the family Amphicyonidae, suborder Caniformia, and which inhabited Europe during the Miocene.[2]
Morphology
Eurocyon was one of the larger and heavier Bear-dogs. A specimen was examined by Viranta for body mass and estimated to weigh 138.59 kg (310 lb).[3]
References
- ↑ Hunt, R.M. (2001). "Small Oligocene amphicyonids from North America (Paradaphoenus, Mammalia, Carnivora)". American Museum Novitates 3331: 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)331<0001:SOAFNA>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2884.
- ↑ http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonrelations/id650047&type=0/ Bio Library: Euroamphicyon
- ↑ Viranta, S. 1996. European Miocene Amphicyonidae - taxonomy. systematics and ecology. Acta Zoologica Fennica 204:1-61.