Biology:Mammacyon

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Short description: Extinct genus of carnivores

Mammacyon
Temporal range: Late Oligocene – Early Miocene
Mammacyon obtusidens.jpeg
Mammacyon obtusidens
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Temnocyoninae
Genus: Mammacyon
Loomis, 1936
Species
  • Mammacyon ferocior Hunt Jr., 2011
  • Mammacyon obtusidens Loomis, 1936

Mammacyon is an extinct genus of medium-sized amphicyonids endemic to North America during the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene. It lived from 26.3 to 20.4 Ma, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6745736 entry