†Afrocyon Arambourg 1961 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to S. Peigné et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Magericyon, Mogharacyon, Myacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon
Subtaxa: Afrocyon burolleti Afrocyon macrodon
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Namibia (1), Tunisia (1), Uganda (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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