Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Carnivoramorpha Scientific name Euoplocyon brachygnathus | Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Family † Borophaginae Rank Genus | |
Similar Cormocyon, Cynarctoides, Carpocyon, Otarocyon | ||
Euoplocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae and a small terrestrial canine which inhabited most of North America during the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene subepoch through the Barstovian stage of the Middle Miocene subepoch living 20.6—13.6 Mya, existing for about 7 million years.
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Taxonomy
Euoplocyon was named by Matthew (1924). Its type is Euoplocyon praedator. It was assigned to Canidae by Matthew (1924) and Munthe (1998); and to Borophagini by Wang et al. (1999).
Morphology
Fossil specimens of two individuals' body mass were examined by Legendre and Roth. The first specimen was estimated to weigh 9.63 kg (21.2 lbs). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 9.13 kg (20.1 lbs).
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Sister genera
Cormocyon, Desmocyon, Metatomarctus, Microtomarctus, Protomarctus, Psalidocyon, and Tephrocyon.