Brachyrhynchocyon

Brachyrhynchocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.[1]

Brachyrhynchocyon
Temporal range: 33.9–33.3 Ma
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Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
B. dodgei on the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: †Daphoeninae
Genus: †Brachyrhynchocyon
Scott & Jepsen, 1936
Species
  • †B. dodgei Scott 1898
  • †B. intermedius
  • †B. montanus
Synonyms
  • Daphoenocyon dodgei
  • Daphoenus dodgei
  • Daphoenus felinus
  • Brachicyon
  • Daphoenocyon

References
  1. Hunt Jr., R. O. B. E. R. T. M. (2001). "Small Oligocene Amphicyonids from North America (Paradaphoenus, Mammalia, Carnivora)". American Museum Novitates. 331: 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)331<0001:SOAFNA>2.0.CO;2.
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