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- Amphicyon is an extinct genus of large carnivorans belonging to the family Amphicyonidae (known colloquially as "bear-dogs"), subfamily Amphicyoninae...
- America. But it became extinct due to competition from Amphicyon, a newcomer from Eurasia. Amphicyon bested Daeodon because the bear-dog's larger brain,...
- Arctamphicyon lydekkeri, which may actually be synonymous with a species of Amphicyon. Fossils of juvenile Agnotherium, Ischyrocyon, and Magericyon all show...
- Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological...
- Ginsburg (1977); and to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1998). Genera include: Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus...
- genus were first mentioned by Hendey in 1978, who identified them as Amphicyon cf. steinheimensis. It was not until 1998, that the species Ysengrinia...
- Mesohippus, Poebrotherium, Subhyracodon, Moropus, Merycoidodon, Daeodon, Amphicyon When Dinosaurs Roamed America Monsters Resurrected "Dire Wolf A Prehistoric...
- than several other Amphicyonidae, such as Tomocyon, several species of Amphicyon (including the contemporary A. eppelheimensis) and Ischyrocyon. It differs...
- considered a mesonychid, the oxyaenid Sarkastodon, and the carnivorans Amphicyon and Arctodus) all reached a maximum size of about 1000 kg (the carnivoran...
- Carnivoramorpha] Superfamily Amphicyonoidea Family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs) Genus Amphicyon Genus Cynodictis Genus Daphoenus Infraorder Arctoidea Parvorder Mustelida...