Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative spelling: Borocyon
Full reference: O. A. Peterson. 1910. Description of new carnivores from the Miocene of western Nebraska. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 4(5):205-278
Parent taxon: Daphoenodon according to R. M. Hunt 2009
See also Frailey 1979, Matthew 1918, Peterson 1910 and Woodburne et al. 1974
Sister taxa: Daphoenodon falkenbachi, Daphoenodon notionastes, Daphoenodon skinneri, Daphoenodon superbus
Subtaxa: Daphoenodon (Borocyon) neomexicanus Daphoenodon (Borocyon) niobrarensis Daphoenodon (Borocyon) robustum
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (14: Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (3: Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon)
Total: 17 collections each including a single occurrence