Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Synonyms: Absonodaphoenus Olsen 1958, Hebucides Savage 1965, Hecubides Savage 1965
Parent taxon: Amphicyonini according to J. Morales et al. 2021
See also Alroy 2002, Carroll 1988, Hulbert 1992, Hunt 1977, Hunt 1998, Hunt and Stepleton 2015, Morales et al. 2007, Morlo et al. 2007, Sach and Heizmann 2001, Savage 1965, Tedford and Frailey 1976 and Werdelin and Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Amphicyon, Paludocyon
Subtaxa: Cynelos caroniavorus Cynelos crassidens Cynelos euryodon Cynelos helbingi Cynelos idoneus Cynelos lemanensis Cynelos malasi Cynelos piveteaui Cynelos quercensis Cynelos rugosidens Cynelos schlosseri Cynelos sinapius Cynelos stenos Hecubides euryodon Hecubides macrodon
Type: Amphicyon lemanensis
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (10 collections), Germany (2), Kenya (6), Namibia (3), Pakistan (2), Uganda (2), United States (18: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Virginia)
• Harrisonian of United States (3: Nebraska)
• Arikareean of United States (1: California)
Total: 47 collections including 50 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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