Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Superfamily Arctoidea | |
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Ictiocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Asia during the Miocene living from 23.03—15.97 Ma and existed for approximately 7.06 million years.
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Taxonomy
Ictiocyon was named by Crusafont Pairó et al. (1955). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Wang et al. (2005).
Morphology
A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass and was estimated to weigh 1.42 kg (3.1 lb).
References
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