Daphoenodon

Daphoenodon
Temporal range: 20.43–15.97 Ma
↓
Early - Middle Miocene
D. superbus skeleton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Daphoeninae
Genus: †Daphoenodon
Peterson 1909
Species
  • †D. falkenbachi
  • †D. notionastes
  • †D. robustum
  • †D. skinneri
  • †D. superbus
Synonyms

Borocyon

Restoration of D. superbus
D. superbus skull

Daphoenodon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Hunt, R. M. (2002). "New Amphicyonid Carnivorans (Mammalia, Daphoeninae) from the Early Miocene of Southeastern Wyoming". American Museum Novitates. 385: 1–41. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2002)385<0001:NACMDF>2.0.CO;2.
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