Kingdom Animalia Family †Hyaenodontidae Genus †Pyrocyon Order Creodonta | Class Mammalia Subfamily †Hyaenodontinae Phylum Chordata | |
Similar Limnocyon, Proviverra, Tritemnodon, Apterodon, Dissopsalis | ||
Pyrocyon ("fire dog") is a genus of small carnivorous hyaenodontid that lived in North America during the early Eocene. Fossils of Pyrocyon have been found in Wyoming. Its weight has been estimated at around 2.6 kilograms.
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