†Magericyon Peigné et al. 2008 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: S. Peigné, M. J. Salesa, M. Antón and J. Morales. 2008. A new amphicyonine (Carnivora, Amphicyonidae) from the upper Miocene of Batallones-1, Madrid, Spain. Palaeontology 51(4):943-965
Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to S. Peigné et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Afrocyon, Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Mogharacyon, Myacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon
Subtaxa: Magericyon anceps Magericyon castellanus
Type: Magericyon anceps
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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