Temnocyoninae

Extinct subfamily of carnivores

Temnocyoninae
Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Early Miocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Temnocyoninae
Hunt, 1998
Genera
  • Delotrochanter Hunt Jr. 2011
  • Temnocyon Cope 1878
  • Rudiocyon Hunt Jr. 2011
  • Mammacyon Loomis 1936
Range of temnocyonines based on fossil record

The Temnocyoninae are an extinct subfamily of medium-sized amphicyonids endemic to North America that lived during the Early Oligocene to Early Miocene about 30.8-20.43 million years ago (Mya) existing for around 10 million years.[1]

References

  1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Temnocyon
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Genera of amphicyonids
Amphicyoninae
Daphoeninae
Haplocyoninae
Temnocyoninae
Thaumastocyoninae
Amphicyon ingens
Taxon identifiers
Temnocyoninae


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