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Brachyrhynchocyon

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Extinct genus of carnivores

Brachyrhynchocyon
Temporal range: 33.9–33.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: †Daphoeninae
Genus: †Brachyrhynchocyon
Scott & Jepsen, 1936
Species
  • †B. dodgei Scott 1898
  • †B. intermedius
  • †B. montanus
Synonyms
  • Daphoenocyon dodgei
  • Daphoenus dodgei
  • Daphoenus felinus
  • Brachicyon
  • Daphoenocyon

Brachyrhynchocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.

Many coprolites of B. dodgei are known from the Chadronian-aged site of Pipestone Springs Main Pocket in the Renova Formation.

References

  1. Hunt Jr., R. O. B. E. R. T. M. (2001). "Small Oligocene Amphicyonids from North America (Paradaphoenus, Mammalia, Carnivora)". American Museum Novitates (331): 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)331<0001:SOAFNA>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198160461.
  2. Lofgren, Donald L.; Shen, Clifford Y.; Buday, Naomi N.; Ylagan, Clarissa A.C.; Lofgren, Kathryn K.; Lai, Rebecca; Santana-Grace, Dakota D.; Tabrum, Alan R. (1 October 2017). "Coprolites and Mammalian Carnivores from Pipestone Springs, Montana, and their Paleoecological Significance". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 84 (4): 265–285. doi:10.2992/007.084.0402. ISSN 0097-4463 – via BioOne Digital Library.
Genera of amphicyonids
Amphicyonidae
†Amphicyonidae
†Amphicyoninae
†Daphoeninae
†Haplocyoninae
†Temnocyoninae
†Thaumastocyoninae
Amphicyon ingens
Taxon identifiers
Brachyrhynchocyon
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