Temporal range: Early Miocene to Late Miocene ~23–7 Ma
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Amphicyon ingens reconstructed skeleton, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
†Amphicyonidae
Subfamily:
†Amphicyoninae
Genus:
†Amphicyon Lartet, 1836
Type species
†Amphicyon major
Blainville, 1841
Other species
†A. giganteus? Schinz, 1825
†A. palaeindicus? Lydekker, 1876
†A. gutmanni Kittl, 1891
†A. lydekkeri? Pilgrim, 1910
†A. shahbazi Pilgrim, 1912
†A. frendens Matthew, 1924
†A. ingens Matthew, 1924
†A. reinheimeri? Cook, 1926
†A. lactorensis Astre, 1928
†A. eppelsheimensis Weitzel, 1930
†A. pontoni? Simpson, 1930
†A. cooperi Pilgrim, 1932
†A. pithecophilus Pilgrim, 1932
†A. sindiensis Pilgrim, 1932
†A. confucianus? Young, 1937
†A. riggsi? McGrew, 1939
†A. tairumensis? Colbert, 1939
†A. longiramus White, 1942
†A. astrei Kuss, 1962
†A. olisiponensis? Antunes & Ginsburg, 1977
†A. pannonicus Kretzoi, 1985
†A. laugnacensis Ginsburg, 1989
†A. ulungurensis Qi, 1989
†A. lathanicus Ginsburg, 2000
†A. galushai Hunt, 2003
†A. zhanxiangi Jiangzuo et al, 2019
Synonyms
Arctamphicyon? Pilgrim, 1932
Megamphicyon? Kuss, 1965
Hubacyon Kretzoi, 1985
Euroamphicyon? Viranta, 1996
Amphicyon is an extinct genus of large carnivorans belonging to the family Amphicyonidae (known colloquially as "bear-dogs"), subfamily Amphicyoninae, from the Miocene epoch. Members of this family received their vernacular name for possessing bear-like and dog-like features. They ranged over North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Amphicyon is an extinct genus of large carnivorans belonging to the family Amphicyonidae (known colloquially as "bear-dogs"), subfamily Amphicyoninae...
America. But it became extinct due to competition from Amphicyon, a newcomer from Eurasia. Amphicyon bested Daeodon because the bear-dog's larger brain,...
Arctamphicyon lydekkeri, which may actually be synonymous with a species of Amphicyon. Fossils of juvenile Agnotherium, Ischyrocyon, and Magericyon all show...
genus were first mentioned by Hendey in 1978, who identified them as Amphicyon cf. steinheimensis. It was not until 1998, that the species Ysengrinia...
Carnivoramorpha] Superfamily Amphicyonoidea Family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs) Genus Amphicyon Genus Cynodictis Genus Daphoenus Infraorder Arctoidea Parvorder Mustelida...
considered a mesonychid, the oxyaenid Sarkastodon, and the carnivorans Amphicyon and Arctodus) all reached a maximum size of about 1000 kg (the carnivoran...
than several other Amphicyonidae, such as Tomocyon, several species of Amphicyon (including the contemporary A. eppelheimensis) and Ischyrocyon. It differs...
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Ginsburg (1977); and to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1998). Genera include: Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus...
2010 via Amazon. This release did not include Episode 5 (discussing Amphicyon). In a mixed review, Riley Black wrote in the magazine Smithsonian, "In...
species such as Amphicyon pannonicus survived in Europe until MN11-MN12. Two further obscure taxons (Amphicyon lydekkeri and Amphicyon palaeindicus) from...
castellanus, described in 1981 and initially attributed to the genus Amphicyon. Magericyon is part of the family of amphicyonidae, a group of very common...
Myacyon dojambir and the m2 from Napudet approach those of the largest Amphicyon giganteus and the enormous Cynelos jitu, which have been estimated to...
Europe. Edouard Lartet describes in 1834 a large carnivore, which he named Amphicyon major. The first fossils of the chalicothere species Anisodon grande were...
preserves a diverse assemblage of amphicyonids, which also includes the large Amphicyon ulungurensis and several species of the genus Cynelos. Pollen data indicate...
Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: †Amphicyonidae Subfamily: †Amphicyoninae Genus: †Cynelos Jourdan, 1862 Type species †Amphicyon lemanensis Species See text...
vulpinus (Scott & Osborn, 1887) Uinta Basin (Utah, USA) Described as Amphicyon vulpinum; later assigned to Prodaphaenus and Miacis; now recognised as...
omnivorous as previously assumed. Both Ischyrocyon and its relative, Amphicyon possessed skeletal features that are characteristic of both ambush and...
temnocyonines appear past the Arikareean-Hemingfordian faunal turnover, when Amphicyon as well as large, cursorial Daphoenodon appear in North America for the...
predators of Arrisdrift were the bear-dogs Namibiocyon ginsburgi and Amphicyon giganteus, and the hyaenodont Hyainailouros sulzeri. Diamantofelis likely...