Amphicyoninae

Amphicyonines; Temporal range: Late Eocene - late Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Subfamily:	†Amphicyoninae; Trouessart (1885)
Genera
	†Amphicyon; †Bonisicyon; †Cynelos; †Cynodictis; †Goupilictis; †Ischyrocyon; †Magericyon; †Mogharacyon; †Myacyon; †Namibiocyon; †Peignecyon; †Pliocyon; †Pseudocyon; †Tartarocyon

Amphicyoninae is a subfamily of extinct amphicyonids, large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia and which inhabited North America, Eurasia, and Africa from the middle Eocene to the late Miocene.

Amphicyoninae was named by Trouessart (1885). It was assigned to Canidae by Matthew (1902); to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1977); and to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1998).[1][2][3]

Genera include:

Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America
Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus (from Florida) and Hecubides (from Africa[4]), endemic to N. America
Cynodictis
Ischyrocyon, Hadrocyon is a synonym, endemic to N. America
Goupilictis
Magericyon
Pliocyon, endemic to N. America
Pseudocyon, Amphicyonopsis is a synonym, endemic to Europe and N. America

Fossil distribution

Specimens have been recovered from:

Midway Site, Gadsden County, Florida ~18.9—18.8 Ma.
Rabbitt Creek Site, Meagher County, Montana ~21.7—18 Ma.
Grimes Landing Site, King William County, Virginia ~17.6 Ma.
Arrisdrift, Namibia ~23.03—11.6 Ma.
Les Beilleaux, France ~20—16.9 Ma.

References

W. D. Matthew. 1902. New canidae from the Miocene of Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(21):281-290
L. Ginsburg. 1977. Les carnivores du Miocene de Beni Mellal (Maroc). Geologie Mediterraneene 4(3):225-240
R. M. Hunt. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227
Morales, J.; Pickford, M. (December 2008). "Creodonts and carnivores from the Middle Miocene Muruyur Formation at Kipsaraman and Cheparawa, Baringo District, Kenya". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 7 (8): 487–497. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2008.09.011.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] W. D. Matthew. 1902. New canidae from the Miocene of Colorado. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 16(21):281-290

[2] L. Ginsburg. 1977. Les carnivores du Miocene de Beni Mellal (Maroc). Geologie Mediterraneene 4(3):225-240

[3] R. M. Hunt. 1998. Amphicyonidae. 196-227

[4] Morales, J.; Pickford, M. (December 2008). "Creodonts and carnivores from the Middle Miocene Muruyur Formation at Kipsaraman and Cheparawa, Baringo District, Kenya". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 7 (8): 487–497. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2008.09.011.