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Daphoenictis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Genus:	†Daphoenictis Hunt, 1974
Species:	†D. tedfordi
Binomial name
†Daphoenictis tedfordi Hunt, 1974

Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene subepoch (37.2-33.9 million years ago), existing for approximately 3.3 million years. Daphoenictis' geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S. Only one species is known, Daphoenictis tedfordi.

References

Larry D. Martin."Fossil history of terrestrial Carnivora". In John Gittleman,ed.,Carnivore Behavior,Ecology and Evolution, 1989,pp. 558–559.

v t e Genera of amphicyonids
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Amphicyonoidea Superfamily: Carnivora
Amphicyonidae †Amphicyonidae Amphicyanis Angelarctocyon Brachycyon Guangxicyon Gustafsonia Harpagocyon Harpagophagus Meiniogale Paludocyon Paradaphoenus Sarcocyon Storchictis Symplectocyon Vishnucyon †Amphicyoninae Afrocyon Amphicyon Askazansoria Bonisicyon Cynelos Cynodictis Dehmicyon Goupilictis Hecubides Istiocyon Ischyrocyon Janvierocyon Maemohcyon Magericyon Mogharacyon Myacyon Namibiocyon Paludocyon Pliocyon Pseudarctos Pseudamphicyon Pseudocyon Pseudocyonopsis Tartarocyon †Daphoeninae Adilophontes Brachyrhyncocyon Daphoenictis Daphoenodon Daphoenus †Haplocyoninae Aktaucyon Gobicyon Haplocyon Haplocyonoides Haplocyonopsis †Temnocyoninae Delotrochanter Mammacyon Rudiocyon Temnocyon †Thaumastocyoninae Agnotherium Ammitocyon Crassidia Peignecyon Thaumastocyon Tomocyon Ysengrinia

• Amphicyonidae
• Paleogene mammals of North America
• Monotypic prehistoric carnivoran genera