Hemicyonidae
"Dog bear" redirects here. For amphicyonidae, see Bear dog.
| Hemicyonidae Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Late Miocene 33.9–5.3 Ma | |
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| Hemicyon sansaniensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | Ursoidea |
| Family: | †Hemicyonidae |
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Hemicyonidae, or Hemicyoninae, is an extinct group of so-called "dog-bears", literally "half dog" (Greek: ἡμικυων "hemi-kuôn"), bear-like carnivoran living in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia during the Oligocene through Miocene epochs 33.9–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 28.6 million years. They are classified by different authors either as a separate family[3] or as a subfamily of bears.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 L. de Bonis (2011). "A new species of Adelpharctos (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae) from the late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France)". Estudios Geológicos 67 (2): 179–186. doi:10.3989/egeol.40553.181.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Louis De Bonis (2013). "Ursidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France) and a reappraisal of the genus Cephalogale Geoffroy, 1862". Geodiversitas 35 (4): 787–814. doi:10.5252/g2013n4a4.
- ↑ McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. 1997. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8
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