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Galecyon
Extinct genus of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Galecyon ("polecat-dog") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta, that lived in Europe and North America (found in the Clarks Fork and Powder River basins of Wyoming) during the early Eocene.[9][1]
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Galecyon | |
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lower jaw of Galecyon mordax | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Hyaenodonta |
Genus: | †Galecyon Gingerich & Deutsch, 1989[1] |
Type species | |
†Galecyon mordax Matthew & Granger, 1915 | |
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