Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Full reference: E. Lartet. 1836. Nomenclature des mammifères et des coquilles qu'il a trouvés dans un terrain d'eau douce près de Simorre et de Sansan (Gers). Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France 7:217-220
Parent taxon: Amphicyoninae according to J. van der Hoek et al. 2022
See also Alroy 2002, Bourguignat 1875, Carroll 1988, Eshelman et al. 2026, Hunt 1998, Kuss 1965, Lydekker 1876, Morales et al. 2021, Rovereto 1914, Sach and Heizmann 2001 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Afrocyon, Amphicyonini, Goupilictis, Ischyrocyon, Magericyon, Megamphicyon, Mogharacyon, Myacyon, Namibiocyon, Pliocyon, Pseudarctini, Pseudocyon, Tartarocyon, Thaumastocyonini, Vishnucyon
Subtaxa: Amphicyon (Euroamphicyon) Amphicyon ambiguus Amphicyon argentinus Amphicyon frendens Amphicyon galushai Amphicyon giganteus Amphicyon gracilis Amphicyon ingens Amphicyon intermedius Amphicyon lathanicus Amphicyon laugnacensis Amphicyon longiramus Amphicyon major Amphicyon olisiponensis Amphicyon palaeindicus Amphicyon pontoni Amphicyon reinheimeri Amphicyon riggsi Amphicyon zhanxiangi
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of the Russian Federation (1 collection)
• Miocene of Austria (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), China (6), Egypt (1), France (22), Germany (6), India (2), Namibia (1), Nepal (2), Pakistan (8), Portugal (3), Saudi Arabia (1), Slovakia (2), Spain (7), Türkiye (2), United States (51: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Virginia)
• Oligocene of Georgia (1), Germany (1), Switzerland (1)
Total: 120 collections including 131 occurrences
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