Daphoenodon

Daphoenodon; Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Early - Middle Miocene
	D. superbus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Subfamily:	†Daphoeninae
Genus:	†Daphoenodon; Peterson 1909
Species
	†D. falkenbachi; †D. notionastes; †D. robustum; †D. skinneri; †D. superbus;
Synonyms
	Borocyon

Daphoenodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which lived in the early Miocene and belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.[1] The species of Daphoenodon are characterized by limbs that are specialized in fore and aft movement, as well as a body alignment that results in a lengthened stride. [2]

Restoration of D. superbus

D. superbus skull

Species

D. falkenbachi was a larger species that was found in northern Goshen, southeastern Platte Counties, Wyoming, and Nebraska. A smaller species, D. skinneri, was found in southern Wyoming.[1] In one large species, D. robustum, the forelimb is elongated, making the adaptation for pursuing prey over open terrain very evident. The skeletal structure of D. robustum shows a predator that shares characteristics with highly evolved modern species—wolves and cheetahs—as well as large ambush wild cats (felids)—lions and tigers.[2]

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References

Hunt, R. M. (2002). "New Amphicyonid Carnivorans (Mammalia, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of Southeastern Wyoming". American Museum Novitates. 385: 1–41. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)385<0001:NACMDF>2.0.CO;2.
Hunt, R.M. (2009). "Long-Legged Pursuit Carnivorans (Amphicyonidae, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 318: 1-95.

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[:0-1] Hunt, R. M. (2002). "New Amphicyonid Carnivorans (Mammalia, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of Southeastern Wyoming". American Museum Novitates. 385: 1–41. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)385<0001:NACMDF>2.0.CO;2.

[:1-2] Hunt, R.M. (2009). "Long-Legged Pursuit Carnivorans (Amphicyonidae, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of North America". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 318: 1-95.