Amphicynodon

Amphicynodon is an extinct genus of early bear, endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene. It lived from ~33.9—28.4 Mya, existing for approximately 6 million years . It was a small basal member of the bear family, similar in size to early mustelids.

Amphicynodon
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Subfamily: †Amphicynodontinae
Genus: †Amphicynodon
Filhol, 1881
Type species
†Amphicynodon velaunus
Aymard, 1846
Species
  • †A. mongoliensis Janovskaja, 1970
  • †A. teilhardi Matthew and Granger, 1924
  • †A. typicus Schlosser, 1888
  • †A. chardini Cirot and De Bonis, 1992
  • †A. cephalogalinus Teilhard, 1915
  • †A. gracilis Filhol, 1874
  • †A. crassirostris Filhol, 1876
  • †A. brachyrostris Filhol, 1876
  • †A. leptorhynchus Filhol, 1874
  • †A. velaunus Aymard, 1846
Synonyms

Cynodon Aymard 1848

Not to be confused with Amphicyon.

Fossil distribution

Some sites:

References
  1. Paleobiology database: Ronzon collection

Further reading
  • Rose, Kenneth David, The beginning of the age of mammals,The Johns Hopkins University Press (September 26, 2006)


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