Thaumastocyoninae
Extinct subfamily of amphicyonids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thaumastocyoninae is an extinct subfamily of amphicyonids, large terrestrial carnivores, which inhabited what is now Europe during the Miocene epoch. The subfamily was erected by Hürzeler (1940), and is defined by the complete suppression of m1 metaconid, reduction of the premolars, except the p4, which is reinforced, and the oblique abrasion of the teeth, and the possession of hypercarnivorous tendencies.[1] Thaumastocyonines are poorly known, with only about 65 dental specimens, most of those isolated teeth, being known as of 2020,[2] although more complete remains have recently been discovered.[3]
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Reconstruction of Agnotherium antiquum, Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
Subfamily: | †Thaumastocyoninae Hürzeler, 1940 |
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