- Source: Amphicyoninae
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.
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).
Genera include:
Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America
Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus (from Florida) and Hecubides (from Africa), 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
Specimens 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
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Amphicyoninae
- Amphicyon
- Amphicyonidae
- Namibiocyon
- Cynelos
- Ischyrocyon
- Pseudocyon
- Myacyon
- Peignecyon
- Bonisicyon
