Limnocyoninae Explained

Limnocyoninae ("swamp dogs") is a subfamily of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from late Paleocene to late Eocene deposits in North America and Asia.^[1] Limnocyonines had only two molars in the upper and lower dentition.^[2]

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Family: †Limnocyonidae
  • Genus: †Iridodon
    • †Iridodon datzae
  • Genus: †Limnocyon ^{(paraphyletic genus)}
    • †Limnocyon cuspidens
    • †Limnocyon potens
    • †Limnocyon verus
  • Genus: †Oxyaenodon
    • †Oxyaenodon dysodus
  • Genus: †Prolaena
    • †Prolaena parva
  • Genus: †Prolimnocyon ^{(paraphyletic genus)}
    • †Prolimnocyon antiquus
    • †Prolimnocyon atavus
    • †Prolimnocyon chowi
    • †Prolimnocyon eerius
    • †Prolimnocyon haematus
  • Genus: †Thinocyon
    • †Thinocyon medius
    • †Thinocyon velox

Notes and References

1. Book: McKenna . Malcolm C. . Bell . Susan K. . Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level . 16 March 2015 . 1997 . Columbia University Press . New York . 978-0-231-11012-9.
2. M. Morlo and G. F. Gunnell (2005.) "New species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (middle Eocene)." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):251-255