†Myacyon Sudre and Hartenberger 1992 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to S. Peigné et al. 2008
See also Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Afrocyon, Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Magericyon, Mogharacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon
Subtaxa: Myacyon kiptalami
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of South Africa (1 collection)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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