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Daphoenictis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
†Amphicyonidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carnivora

Subfamily
  
Daphoeninae

Similar
  
Ysengrinia, Daphoenus, Agnotherium, Temnocyon, Daphoenodon

Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene-Oligocene epochs (36-26 million years ago), existing for approximately 10.2 million years. Daphoenictis' geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S.A.

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Daphoenictis Wikipedia