Protemnocyon
| Protemnocyon Temporal range: Early Oligocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Amphicyoninae |
| Genus: | †Protemnocyon Hatcher, 1901 |
| Species: | †P. inflatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protemnocyon inflatus Hatcher, 1902 | |
Protemnocyon inflatus is a prehistoric species of mammal in the family Amphicyonidae. There is only one known species in the genus Protemnocyon. Some sources categorise it as a member of Canidae.
Description
Protemnocyon inflatus lived in the early stage of Oligocene era about 33.9-33.3 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered at Cedar Creek (Hat Creek Basin) in Nebraska, United States. Its type is classified as CM 552.
Sources
- Fossilworks: Protemnocyon
- J. B. Hatcher. 1902. Oligocene Canidae. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 1(3):65-106
- Protemnocyon - Prehistoric Wildlife
- Protemnocyon definition/meaning - Omnilexica
- A Systematic Revision of Daphoenus and Some Allied Genera - jstor
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