Temnocyoninae

The Temnocyoninae are an extinct subfamily of medium-sized bear dogs endemic to North America that lived during the Early Oligocene to Early Miocene about 30.8-20.43 million years ago (Mya) existing for around 10 million years.[1]

Temnocyoninae
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: †Temnocyoninae
Hunt, 1998
Genera
  • Ammitocyon Morales et al. 2021
  • Delotrochanter Hunt Jr. 2011
  • Temnocyon Cope 1878
  • Rudiocyon Hunt Jr. 2011
  • Mammacyon Loomis 1936
Range of temnocyonines based on fossil record

References
  1. PaleoBiology Database: Temnocyon


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