†Phoberocyon Ginsburg 1955 (bear)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Alternative spelling: Hemicyon (Phoberocyon)
Parent taxon: Hemicyoninae according to R. M. Hunt 1998
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988 and Tedford and Frailey 1976
Sister taxa: Cephalogalini, Dinocyon, Hemicyon, Plithocyon, Zaragocyon
Subtaxa: Phoberocyon aurelianensis Phoberocyon huerzeleri Phoberocyon johnhenryi Phoberocyon youngi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection), France (6), United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of France (1)
Total: 9 collections including 10 occurrences
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