†Myacyon kiptalami Morales and Pickford 2005 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Alternative combination: Agnotherium kiptalami
Belongs to Myacyon according to J. Morales et al. 2016
See also Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxon: Myacyon peignei
Type specimen: KNM BN 488. Its type locality is Kabarsero, which is in a Serravallian fluvial claystone in the Ngorora Formation of Kenya.
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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