Dinocyon
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Dinocyon Temporal range: Miocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | Hemicyoninae |
| Genus: |
Dinocyon Jourdan, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| †Dinocyon thenardi Jourdan, 1861 |
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| Species | |
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†D. aurelianensis (Frick, 1926) |
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†D. aurelianensis (Frick, 1926)
†D. sansaniensis (Frick, 1926)
†D. thenardi (Jourdan, 1861)
Dinocyon is an extinct genus of ursid carnivore of the Miocene epoch, endemic to Europe living from around 20.3—5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 15 million years.
Dinocyon It was named by Jourdan (1861). It was assigned to Ursidae by Carroll (1988).
Qiu Zhanziang (2006), "Dispersals of Neogene Carnivorans between Asia and North America
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