Amphicynodon
Amphicynodon Temporal range: | |
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Dorsolateral aspect of skull in Amphicynodon teilhardi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicynodontidae |
Genus: | †Amphicynodon Filhol, 1881 |
Type species | |
†Amphicynodon velaunus (Aymard, 1846) | |
Species | |
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Synonyms | |
Cynodon Aymard, 1848 |
Amphicynodon was an extinct genus of caniform carnivore. It has traditionally been considered an early bear,[1] although recent evidence has suggested it may be a unique member linked to other pinnipeds.[citation needed] It was endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene, from approximately 33.9—28.4 Mya and existing for approximately 6 million years. It was similar in size to early mustelids.[citation needed]
Fossil distribution
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References
[edit]- ^ Finarelli, John A. (2008). "A Total Evidence Phylogeny of the Arctoidea (Carnivora: Mammalia): Relationships Among Basal Taxa". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 15 (4): 231–259. doi:10.1007/s10914-008-9074-x. S2CID 43524602.
- ^ Paleobiology database: Ronzon collection
Further reading
[edit]- Rose, Kenneth David, The beginning of the age of mammals,The Johns Hopkins University Press (September 26, 2006)