DescriptionReconstruction of Daphoenus felinus (fossil mammal) (Middle Oligocene; Hat Creek Basin, Sioux County, Nebraska, USA) (32312339241).jpg
Daphoenus felinus Scott, 1898 - reconstruction of a fossil mammal from the Middle Oligocene of Nebraska, USA. (public signage, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
This species is considered by some to be a junior synonym of Daphoenus vetus.
Museum info.:
"This giant bear-dog, although distantly related to modern dogs, was more like a bear in its habits."
Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Caniformia, Amphicyonidae
Locality: Cedar Creek area, Hat Creek Basin, Sioux County, northwestern Nebraska, USA
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