Cynarctus

Cynarctus Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Late Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	†Borophaginae
Genus:	†Cynarctus Matthew, 1902
Type species
†Cynarctus saxatilis
Species
†C. crucidens †C. galushai †?C. marylandica †C. saxatilis †C. voorhiesi †C. wangi

Cynarctus is an extinct canid of the subfamily Borophaginae which inhabited most of North America during the Late Miocene subepoch (15.9—10.3 mya). Cynarctus existed for approximately 5.6 million years.

Cynarctus was named by Matthew in 1902. It was assigned to Amphicyoninae by Matthew (1902); to Canidae by Carroll (1988); and to Cynarctina by Wang et al. (1999).

Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. The first specimen was estimated to weigh 5.28 kg (11.6 lb). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 5.16 kg (11.4 lb).

Fossils have been uncovered in California, Maryland, western Nebraska, and Texas.

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