†subfamily Amphicynodontinae Tedford et al. 1994

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Alternative spelling: Amphicynodontidae

Full reference: R. H. Tedford, L. G. Barnes, and C. E. Ray. 1994. The early Miocene littoral ursoid carnivoran Kolponomos: Systematics and mode of life. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 29:11-32

Parent taxon: Ursidae according to R. M. Hunt 1998

See also Bonis et al. 2019, de Bonis et al. 2019 and Tedford et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Agriotheriinae, Ailuropodinae, Eoarctos, Harpaleocyon, Hemicyoninae, Metarctos, Myadina, Phoberocyoninae, Proarctotherium, Taxina, Tremarctinae, Ursinae, Ursulus

Subtaxa: Amphicynodon Drassonax Pachycynodon Parictis Proplesictis Wangictis

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Distribution:

• Miocene of Hungary (1 collection)

• Oligocene of China (2), France (11), Germany (2), Mongolia (5), United States (2: Colorado, Wyoming)

• Eocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (17: Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)

Total: 41 collections including 57 occurrences

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