Cormocyon
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cormocyon is an extinct genus of borophagine canid native to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 30.8—20.6 Mya, existing for about 10.2 million years.[1] It is regarded as a primitive, transitional member of the Borophagini tribe.[2]
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Cormocyon | |
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Cormocyon leptodus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | Canidae |
Subfamily: | †Borophaginae |
Tribe: | †Borophagini |
Genus: | †Cormocyon Wang and Tedford, 1992 |
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Range of Cormocyon based on fossil distribution |
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