Afrocyon
| Afrocyon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Afrocyon Arambourg, 1961 |
| Type species | |
| Afrocyon burolleti 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 to 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.
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698