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Phoberocyon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Caniformia

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carnivores

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Hemicyonidae

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Plithocyon, Carnivores, Hemicyonidae, Cynelos, Parictis

Phoberocyon is a large extinct genus of carnivorous Hemicyonid, found primarily in North America during the Miocene living from 20.6—16.3 mya, existing for approximately 4.3 million years. One species, P. hispanicus, is known from Miocene Spain.

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Taxonomy

Phoberocyon was named by Ginsburg (1955). It was assigned to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1955) and Carroll (1988); and to Hemicyoninae by Hunt (1998).

Morphology

Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass.

  • Specimen 1: 83 kg (180 lb).
  • Specimen 2: 689.3 kg (1,500 lb).

    • Fossil distribution

  • Thomas Farm Site, Alachua Formation, Gilchrist County, Florida Phoberocyon johnhenryi ~20.6—16.3 Ma. This is the only known specimen.

    • Species

  • Phoberocyon hispanicus Ginsburg 7 Morales, 1998
  • Phoberocyon dehmi (Ginsburg, 1955)
  • Phoberocyon aurelianensis (Mayet, 1908)
  • Phoberocyon youngi
  • Phoberocyon johnhenryi (White, 1947)
  • Phoberocyon huerzeleri Ginsburg, 1955

    • References

    Phoberocyon Wikipedia
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