Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Synonym: Plesiocyon dubius Trouessart 1898
Belongs to Amphicynodon according to E. Cirot and L. de Bonis 1992
Sister taxa: Amphicynodon aymardi, Amphicynodon brachyrostris, Amphicynodon cephalogalinus, Amphicynodon chardini, Amphicynodon crassirostris, Amphicynodon gracilis, Amphicynodon leptorhynchus, Amphicynodon musteloides, Amphicynodon palustris, Amphicynodon rossignoli, Amphicynodon speciosus, Amphicynodon teilhardi, Amphicynodon velaunus, Amphicynodon wortmani, Cynodon typicus, Cynodon helveticus
Type specimens:
- Amphicynodon typicus: UP PC46, a mandible. Its type locality is Pech Crabet, which is in a MP 23 terrestrial phosphorite in France.
- Plesiocyon dubius:
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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