Amphicyon giganteus Schinz 1825 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Belongs to Amphicyon according to J. van der Hoek et al. 2022

See also Werdelin and Peigne 2010

Sister taxa: Amphicyon (Euroamphicyon), Amphicyon ambiguus, Amphicyon argentinus, Amphicyon frendens, Amphicyon galushai, Amphicyon gracilis, Amphicyon ingens, Amphicyon intermedius, Amphicyon lathanicus, Amphicyon laugnacensis, Amphicyon longiramus, Amphicyon major, Amphicyon olisiponensis, Amphicyon palaeindicus, Amphicyon pontoni, Amphicyon reinheimeri, Amphicyon riggsi, Amphicyon zhanxiangi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1 collection), Egypt (1), France (7), Germany (2), Namibia (1), Turkey (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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