Ysengrinia Ginsburg 1965 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Parent taxon: Thaumastocyoninae according to J. Morales et al. 2021

See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Hunt 2002, Morales et al. 2008 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010

Sister taxa: Agnotherium, Ammitocyon, Crassidia, Peignecyon, Thaumastocyon, Tomocyon

Subtaxa: Ysengrinia americana Ysengrinia depereti Ysengrinia gerandiana Ysengrinia tolosana Ysengrinia valentiana

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of France (2 collections), Namibia (3), Spain (1), United States (1: New Mexico)

• Harrisonian of United States (9: Nebraska, Wyoming)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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