Amphicyoninae is a subfamily of extinct amphicyonids, large terrestrial carnivores sometimes called "bear-dogs", belonging to the suborder Caniformia, which inhabited North America, Eurasia, and Africa from the middle Eocene to the late Miocene.
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| Sculpture interpretation of Paludocyon bohemicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Amphicyoninae Trouessart (1885) |
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†Amphicyon | |
Amphicyoninae was first named by Trouessart (1885). It was assigned to Canidae by Matthew (1902), to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1977) and to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1998).[1][2][3]
Genera include:
- Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America
- Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus (from Florida) and Hecubides (from Africa[4]), endemic to N. America
- Cynodictis
- Ischyrocyon (syn. Hadrocyon), endemic to N. America
- Goupilictis
- Magericyon
- Paludocyon
- Pliocyon, endemic to N. America
- Pseudocyon (syn. Amphicyonopsis), endemic to Europe and N. America
Fossil distribution
editSpecimens have been recovered from:
- Midway Site, Gadsden County, Florida ~18.9—18.8 Ma.
- Rabbitt Creek Site, Meagher County, Montana ~21.7—18 Ma.
- Grimes Landing Site, King William County, Virginia ~17.6 Ma.
- Arrisdrift, Namibia ~23.03—11.6 Ma.
- Les Beilleaux, France ~20—16.9 Ma.
References
edit- ^ W. D. Matthew. 1902. New canidae from the Miocene of Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(21):281-290
- ^ L. Ginsburg. 1977. Les carnivores du Miocene de Beni Mellal (Maroc). Geologie Mediterraneene 4(3):225-240
- ^ R. M. Hunt. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227
- ^ Morales, J.; Pickford, M. (December 2008). "Creodonts and carnivores from the Middle Miocene Muruyur Formation at Kipsaraman and Cheparawa, Baringo District, Kenya". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 7 (8): 487–497. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2008.09.011.
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