Hesperocyon
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hesperocyon is an extinct genus of canids (subfamily Hesperocyoninae, family Canidae) that was endemic to North America, ranging from southern Canada to Colorado. It appeared during the Uintan age, –Bridgerian age (NALMA) of the Mid-Eocene– 42.5 Ma to 31.0 Ma. (AEO).[1] Hesperocyon existed for approximately 11.5 million years.
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Hesperocyon | |
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Skeleton of H. gregarius at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Subfamily: | †Hesperocyoninae |
Genus: | †Hesperocyon Scott, 1890 |
Type species | |
†Hesprocyon gregarius | |
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