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

Fossil distribution

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References

Further reading

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


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