"Dog bear" redirects here. For bear dogs, see Amphicyonidae.
Hemicyoninae
Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Late Miocene 33.9–5.3 Ma
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Hemicyon sansaniensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Ursidae
Subfamily:
†Hemicyoninae Frick, 1926
Tribes and genera
Tribe †Cephalogalini de Bonis, 2013
†Adelpharctos[1]
†Cyonarctos[2]
†Phoberogale[2]
†Filholictis[2]
†Cephalogale[2]
Tribe †Phoberocyonini Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
†Plithocyon
†Phoberocyon
Tribe †Hemicyonini Frick, 1926
†Zaragocyon
†Dinocyon
†Hemicyon
Hemicyoninae is an extinct subfamily of Ursidae,[2][1] often called dog bears (literally "half dog" (Greek: ἡμικυωνhemi-kyōn)). They were bear-like carnivorans living in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia during the Oligocene through Miocene epochs 33.9–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 28.6 million years. They are sometimes classified as a separate family.[3]
^ abL. de Bonis (2011). "A new species of Adelpharctos (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae) from the late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France)". Estudios Geológicos. 67 (2): 179–186. doi:10.3989/egeol.40553.181.
^ abcdeLouis De Bonis (2013). "Ursidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France) and a reappraisal of the genus Cephalogale Geoffroy, 1862". Geodiversitas. 35 (4): 787–814. doi:10.5252/g2013n4a4. S2CID 131561629.
^McKenna, M.C.; Bell, S. (1997). Classification of nammals above the species level. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231528535.
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Washington County, Tennessee about 7.0-4.5 Mya Frick, Childs (1926). "The Hemicyoninæ and an American Tertiary Bear". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural...
Ginsberg Plithocyon ursinus Cope, 1875 Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. 1998. Les Hemicyoninae (Ursidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) et les formes apparentées du Miocène inférieur...
was postulated to be otarioids that were a transitional clade between Hemicyoninae (an extinct subfamily of dog-like bears) and Otariidae. Recent comprehensive...
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