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Plithocyon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Caniformia

Subfamily
  
Hemicyoninae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Hemicyonidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Carnivores

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Similar
  
Carnivores, Hemicyonidae, Hemicyon, Parictis, Plionarctos

Plithocyon is an extinct genus of bear-like hemicyonid carnivore of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America and Europe living from ~15.97—7.25 Ma, existing for approximately 8.72 million years.

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Taxonomy

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

Body mass

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

  • Specimen 1: 79.3 kg (170 lb)
  • Specimen 2: 652.6 kg (1,400 lb)

    • Fossil distribution

    Sites and age of specimens:

  • Hemicyon Quarry, Barstow Formation, San Bernardino County, California ~13.7—11.6 Ma.
  • Ruby River Basin No.5, Madison County, Montana ~23—5.3 Ma.
  • Pasalar site, Bursa, Turkey ~16—13.7 Ma.
  • Pontigne site, France ~11.6—7.2 Ma.

    • Species

  • Plithocyon antunesi Ginsburg & Morales, 1998
  • Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg, 1955
  • Plithocyon barstowensis (Frick, 1926)
  • Plithocyon bruneti Ginsburg, 1980
  • Plithocyon conquense Ginsberg
  • Plithocyon ursinus (Cope, 1875)

    • References

    Plithocyon Wikipedia
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