†Amphicyon zhanxiangi Jiangzuo et al. 2018 (bear-dog)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Belongs to Amphicyon according to Q. Jiangzuo et al. 2018
Sister taxa: 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
Type specimen: IVPP24898, a tooth (maxillary fragment with P4–M2 and a part of M3 alveolus)
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Laogou (Miocene of China)
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