Euoplocyon
| Euoplocyon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivoramorpha |
| Family: | † Borophaginae |
| Genus: |
† Euoplocyon Matthew, 1924 |
| Type species | |
| † Euplocyon brachygnathus Matthew, 1924 |
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| Species | |
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† Euoplocyon brachygnathus<br/> † Euoplocyon spissiden |
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† Euoplocyon brachygnathus<br/> † Euoplocyon spissiden
Euoplocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae and a small terrestrial canine which inhabited most of North America during the Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene subepoch through the Barstovian stage of the Middle Miocene subepoch living 20.6—13.6 Mya, existing for about 7 million years.
Euoplocyon was named by Matthew (1924). Its type is Euoplocyon praedator. It was assigned to Canidae by Matthew (1924) and Munthe (1998); and to Borophagini by Wang et al. (1999).
Fossil specimens of two individuals' body mass were examined by Legendre and Roth. The first specimen was estimated to weigh 9.63 kg (21.2 lbs). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 9.13 kg (20.1 lbs).
Cormocyon, Desmocyon, Metatomarctus, Microtomarctus, Protomarctus, Psalidocyon, and Tephrocyon.
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