Guangxicyon Temporal range: 37–33 Ma Late Eocene |
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Lower jaw | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Caniformia |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Subfamily: | Amphicyoninae |
Genus: |
Guangxicyon Zhai, 2003 |
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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.