Amphicyanis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]
| Amphicyanis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | †Amphicyonoidea |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Amphicyanis Springhorn (1977) |
| Type species | |
| Amphicyanis felinoides | |
Amphicyanis was named by Springhorn (1977).[2] It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[3]
Sources edit
- ^ Amphicyanis in the Paleobiology Database
- ^ Springhorn, Rain (1977). "Revision der alttertiären europäischen Amphicyonidae (Carnivora, Mammalia)" [Revision of Paleogene European Amphicyonidae (Carnivora, Mammalia)]. Palaeontographica, Abteilung A. 158: 26–113.
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698
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