Amphicyanis

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Amphicyanis
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Amphicyanis

Springhorn (1977)

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Amphicyanis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]

Amphicyanis was named by Springhorn (1977). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

Sources

  1. Paleobiology Database: Amphicyanis, age range and collections
  2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698

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