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Guangxicyon

Guangxicyon
Temporal range: 37–33 Ma
Late Eocene
Guangxicyon sinoamericanus lower jaw 01.png
Lower jaw
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Amphicyoninae
Genus: Guangxicyon
Zhai, 2003
Species
  • G. sinoamericanus

Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonid carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited Central Asia during the Late Eocene subepoch, 37—33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.

Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type and only known species is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus.

One site in Southern China.


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