Alopecocyon
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alopecocyon is a fossil genus of ailurid belonging to the subfamily Simocyoninae. It has two species, Alopecocyon goeriachensis and Alopecocyon getti. It is based on fragmentary fossils dating to the middle Miocene of both Europe and Asia.[1]
Quick Facts Alopecocyon Temporal range: mid-Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Alopecocyon Temporal range: mid-Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Ailuridae |
Subfamily: | †Simocyoninae |
Genus: | †Alopecocyon Camp & Vanderhoof, 1940 |
Type species | |
†Alopecocyon goeriachensis (Toula, 1884) | |
Species | |
†A. goeriachensis (Toula, 1884) | |
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