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Adilophontes
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adilophontes is an extinct monospecific genus of bear dogs, endemic to North America during the Oligocene to Miocene. It lived from 24.8 to 20.6 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.[1] Fossils have been found in Wyoming.
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Adilophontes | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | †Adilophontes Hunt, 2002 |
Species: | †A. brachykolos |
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†Adilophontes brachykolos Hunt, 2002 | |
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