Limnocyon

Limnocyon is a genus of hyaenodontid that lived in North America during the middle Eocene, existing for approximately 10 million years. Fossils of this animal have been found in California, Utah and Wyoming.[1]

Limnocyon
Temporal range: Eocene, 50.3–40.4 Ma
Skull of Limnocyon verus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Creodonta
Family: †Hyaenodontidae
Subfamily: †Limnocyoninae
Genus: †Limnocyon
Type species
Limnocyon verus
Marsh, 1872
Species
  • †L. cuspidens Morlo and Gunnel, 2005
  • †L. medius Wortman, 1902
  • †L. potens Matthew, 1909
  • †L. velox Marsh, 1872
  • †L. verus Marsh, 1872

Description

Limnocyon was a small omnivorous hyaenodontid, with some estimates placing it at less than one kilogram in weight.[1] Like other limnocyonines, Limnocyon had only two molars in the upper and lower dentition.[2]

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References
  1. Paleobiology Database: Limnocyon
  2. Michael Morlo and Gregg F. Gunnell (2005). "New Species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (Middle Eocene)". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 25 (1): 251–255. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0251:nsolmc]2.0.co;2.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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