Guangxicyon Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | † Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †
Guangxicyon Zhai et al., 2003 |
Species: | †G. sinoamericanus
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Binomial name | |
†Guangxicyon sinoamericanus Zhai et al., 2003
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Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonid carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited Central Asia during the Late Eocene subepoch, 37—33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years. [1] [2]
Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type and only known species is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus.
One site in Southern China.
Guangxicyon Temporal range: Late Eocene
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Lower jaw | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | † Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †
Guangxicyon Zhai et al., 2003 |
Species: | †G. sinoamericanus
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Binomial name | |
†Guangxicyon sinoamericanus Zhai et al., 2003
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Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonid carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited Central Asia during the Late Eocene subepoch, 37—33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years. [1] [2]
Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type and only known species is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus.
One site in Southern China.