Haplocyonoides
Haplocyonoides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe from the Early Miocene subepoch (20 Mya)—(16.9 Mya). Haplocyonoides existed for approximately 3.1 million years.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †Haplocyonoides Hürzeler (1940) |
Species | |
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Haplocyonoides was named by Hürzeler (1940) and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
One site in Les Beilleaux, France.
Sources
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