Biology:Protemnocyon
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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores
| Protemnocyon Temporal range: Early Oligocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | †Protemnocyon Hatcher, 1901 |
| Species: | †P. inflatus
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| †Protemnocyon inflatus Hatcher, 1902
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Protemnocyon inflatus is a prehistoric species of mammal in the family Canidae. There is only one known species in the genus Protemnocyon.
Description
Protemnocyon inflatus lived in the early stage of Oligocene era about 33.9-33.3 million years ago. Its fossils were discovered at Cedar Creek (Hat Creek Basin) in Nebraska, United States. Its type is classified as CM 552.
Sources
- Fossilworks: Protemnocyon
- J. B. Hatcher. 1902. Oligocene Canidae. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 1(3):65-106
- emnocyon definition/meaning - Omnilexica
- A Systematic Revision of Daphoenus and Some Allied Genera - jstor
Wikidata ☰ Q55374881 entry
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