Arctocyonia

Arctocyonians; Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossils of Arctocyon primaevus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Clade:	Paraxonia
Order:	†Arctocyonia; Van Valen, 1966
Families
	†Arctocyonidae; †Oxyclaenidae; †Quettacyonidae

Arctocyonians (Arctocyonia; also known as "Procreodi") are a clade of

predators after the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event. While some classify arctocyonians as stem-artiodactyls,^[1]^[2] others have classified the group as members of Ferae.^[3] There are three families classified in the order: Arctocyonidae, Oxyclaenidae, and Quettacyonidae

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References

^ McKenna, M. C. (1975). "Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Mammalia". In Luckett, W. P.; Szalay, F. S. (eds.). Phylogeny of the Primates. New York: Plenum. pp. 21–46.
S2CID 86402154
. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

PMID 28075073
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Taxon identifiers
Arctocyonia

Wikidata: Q17816503

Paleobiology Database: 183796

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[1] McKenna, M. C. (1975). "Toward a phylogenetic classification of the Mammalia". In Luckett, W. P.; Szalay, F. S. (eds.). Phylogeny of the Primates. New York: Plenum. pp. 21–46.

[2] S2CID 86402154
. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

[HallidayUpchurch2015-3] PMID 28075073
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