Afrocyon
| Afrocyon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Afrocyon Arambourg, 1961 |
| Type species | |
| Afrocyon burolleti Arambourg, 1961
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Afrocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly
Taxonomy
Afrocyon was named by Arambourg (1961). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]
References
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Afrocyon.
- ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698