Paracynarctus
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Paracynarctus Temporal range: Early Miocene–Middle Miocene |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | †Borophaginae |
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†Paracynarctus (Wang and Tedford, 1992) |
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| †Epicyon haydeni |
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Paracynarctus is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae and a terrestrial canine (bear-dog) which inhabited most of North America during the Early Hemingfordian stage of the Early Miocene subepoch through the Early Barstovian stage of the Middle Miocene subepoch 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately 7 million years.
As with other Borophaginae, Paracynarctus was a "bone-crushing dog" with powerful teeth and jaws, and hyena-like features.
Fossil specimens of two individuals' body mass were examined by Legendre and Roth. The first specimen was estimated to weigh 8.57 kg (19 lb). The second specimen was estimated to weigh 8.18 kg (18 lb).
P. kelloggi was originally found Virgin Valley, Nevada in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon.
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