Adilophontes
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Adilophontes Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Early Miocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | Daphoeninae |
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†Adilophontes Hunt (2002) |
Adilophontes is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae, endemic to North America during the Oligocene to Miocene, living from 24.8—20.6 Ma and existed for approximately 4.2 million years.
Adilophontes was named by Hunt (2002). Its type is Adilophontes brachykolos. It was assigned to Daphoeninae by Hunt (2002).
A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass and was estimated to weigh 68.6 kg (150 lb).
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