Biology:Goupilictis

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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Goupilictis
Temporal range: Oligocene - Miocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Amphicyoninae
Genus: Goupilictis
Ginsburg, 1969
Species:
G. minor
Binomial name
Goupilictis minor
(Dehm, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Amphicyon minor Dehm, 1931

Goupilictis minor is a prehistoric species of mammal in the family Amphicyonidae. There is only one known species in the genus Goupilictis.

Description

Goupilictis lived in the Oligocene and Miocene ages, about 28.4-5.332 million years ago. Fossils have been found in France , Germany and Ukraine .

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q55370786 entry