Pliocyon
Extinct genus of carnivores
Pliocyon Temporal range: 20.6–13.6 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Subfamily: | †Amphicyoninae |
Genus: | †Pliocyon Matthew, 1918 |
Type species | |
†Pliocyon medius | |
Species | |
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Pliocyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonids which inhabited North America during the Middle Miocene 16.0—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 2 million years.[1] Fossils have been uncovered in South Florida, Oregon, and western Nebraska.
References
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Pliocyon, age range and collections
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