Ictiocyon
| Ictiocyon Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Arctoidea |
| Family: | Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Ictiocyon Crusafont Pairó (1955) |
Ictiocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Asia during the Miocene living from 23.03—15.97 Ma and existed for approximately 7.06 million years. [1]
Taxonomy
Ictiocyon was named by Crusafont Pairó et al. (1955). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Wang et al. (2005).[2]
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass and was estimated to weigh 1.42 kg (3.1 lb).[3]
References
- ↑ Paleobiology Database: Ictiocyon Basic info.
- ↑ X. Wang, Z. Qiu, and B. Wang. 2005. Hyaenodonts and carnivorans from the early Oligocene to early Miocene of the Xianshuihe Formation, Lanzhou Basin, Gansu Province, China. Paleontologica Electronica 8(1):1-14
- ↑ S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 1(1):85-98