Daphoenictis

Daphoenictis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Daphoeninae
Genus: Daphoenictis

Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene-Oligocene epochs (36-26 million years ago), existing for approximately 10.2 million years. Daphoenictis' geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S.A.

References

Larry D. Martin."Fossil history of terrestrial Carnivora". In John Gittleman,ed.,Carnivore Behavior,Ecology and Evolution, 1989,pp. 558–559.

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