Biology:Haplocyon

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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Haplocyon
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Genus: Haplocyon
Schlosser (1901)
Species
  • H. elegans
  • H. crucians

Haplocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the Carnivoran suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog") named by Schlosser in 1901. It lived in Europe between 28.4 and 23.03 Mya,[1] during the Late Oligocene.

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q5651728 entry