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]

Haplocyonoides
Temporal range: 20–16.9 Ma
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Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Genus: †Haplocyonoides
Hürzeler (1940)
Species
  • Haplocyonoides mordax
  • Haplocyonoides serbiae
  • Haplocyonoides ponticus

Haplocyonoides was named by Hürzeler (1940) and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).

Fossil distribution

One site in Les Beilleaux, France.

Sources
  1. Paleobiology Database: Haplocyonoides, age range and collections


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