Hemicyonidae

Hemicyoninae Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Late Miocene 33.9–5.3 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hemicyon sansaniensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	Ursidae
Subfamily:	†Hemicyoninae Frick, 1926
Genera
†Adelpharctos †Cephalogale †Cyonarctos †Dinocyon †Filholictis †Hemicyon †Phoberocyon †Phoberogale †Plithocyon †Zaragocyon

Hemicyoninae is an extinct subfamily of Ursidae often called "dog-bears", literally "half dog" (Greek: ἡμικυων "hemi-kuôn"), bear-like carnivoran living in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia during the Oligocene through Miocene epochs 33.9–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 28.6 million years. They are sometimes classified by some authors as a separate family.