Dinocyon
| Dinocyon Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Hemicyonidae |
| Genus: | Dinocyon Jourdan, 1861 |
| Species: | D. thenardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Dinocyon thenardi Jourdan, 1861 | |
Dinocyon is an extinct genus of bear-like hemicyonid carnivore of the Miocene epoch, endemic to Europe living from around 20.3—5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 15 million years.
Taxonomy
Dinocyon It was named by Jourdan (1861). It was assigned to Ursidae by Carroll (1988).[1]
Fossil distribution
- Poysbrunn site, Austria ~20.3—5.3 Ma.
References
- ↑ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
Qiu Zhanziang (2006), "Dispersals of Neogene Carnivorans between Asia and North America
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