Biology:Haplocyonoides
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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Haplocyonoides Hürzeler (1940) |
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Haplocyonoides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe from the Early Miocene subepoch (20 Mya)—(16.9 Mya). Haplocyonoides existed for approximately 3.1 million years.[1]
Haplocyonoides was named by Hürzeler (1940) and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
One site in Les Beilleaux, France .
Sources
Wikidata ☰ Q5651730 entry
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