Guangxicyon
Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonid carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited Central Asia during the Late Eocene subepoch, 37—33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years .[1][2]
Guangxicyon | |
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Lower jaw | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †Guangxicyon Zhai et al., 2003 |
Species: | †G. sinoamericanus |
Binomial name | |
†Guangxicyon sinoamericanus Zhai et al., 2003 | |
Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type and only known species is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus.
Fossil distribution
One site in Southern China.
Sources
- Zhai Renjie, Russell L. Ciochon, Tong Yongsheng, Donald E. Savage, Michael Morlo, Patricia A. Holroyd, and Gregg F. Gunnell. (2003) An aberrant amphicyonid mammal from the latest Eocene of the Bose Basin, Guangxi, China. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48 (2), 293-300
- Paleobiology Database: Gobicyon, age range and collections
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