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Extinct genus of carnivores

Harpagophagus
Temporal range: Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Superfamily: †Amphicyonoidea
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Genus: †Harpagophagus
De Bonis (1971)

Harpagophagus is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Europe during the Oligocene living from 33.9 to 23.03 Ma and existed for approximately 10.87 million years.

Taxonomy

Harpagophagus was named by De Bonis (1971). It is not extant. Its type is Harpagophagus sanguinensis. It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by De Bonis (1971) and Carroll (1988).

References

  1. Paleobiology Database: Drassonax Basic info.
  2. L. De Bonis. 1971. Deux nouveaux carnassiers de Phosphorites du Quercy. Annales de Paléontologie 57:117-127
  3. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
Genera of amphicyonids
Amphicyonidae
†Amphicyonidae
†Amphicyoninae
†Daphoeninae
†Haplocyoninae
†Temnocyoninae
†Thaumastocyoninae
Amphicyon ingens
Taxon identifiers
Harpagophagus


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