Afrocyon Explained

Afrocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Africa during the Miocene to Pliocene living from 11.6 to 5.3 Ma and existed for approximately .^[1]

Taxonomy

Afrocyon was named by Arambourg (1961). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41268 Paleobiology Database: Afrocyon
2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698