Suborder Caniformia Scientific name Dinocyon thenardi Rank Species | Family Ursidae Genus DinocyonJourdan, 1861 Phylum Chordata Order Carnivores | |
Similar Carnivores, Plithocyon, Hemicyonidae, Ysengrinia, Hemicyon | ||
Dinocyon is an extinct genus of ursid carnivore of the Miocene epoch, endemic to Europe living from around 20.3—5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 15 million years.
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Taxonomy
Dinocyon It was named by Jourdan (1861). It was assigned to Ursidae by Carroll (1988).
Fossil distribution
References
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