Afrocyon Arambourg 1961 (bear-dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to S. Peigné et al. 2008

See also Carroll 1988 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010

Sister taxa: Amphicyon, Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Magericyon, Megamphicyon, Mogharacyon, Myacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Tartarocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon

Subtaxa: Afrocyon burolleti Afrocyon macrodon

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Kenya (2 collections), Namibia (1), Tunisia (1), Uganda (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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