Arctocyon Temporal range: Early Paleocene-Late Paleocene
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Skeleton of A. primaevus | |
Life reconstruction of Arctocyon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Arctocyonia |
Family: | †Arctocyonidae |
Subfamily: | †Arctocyoninae |
Genus: | †Arctocyon Blainville, 1841 |
Type species | |
†Arctocyon primaevus | |
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Arctocyon ('bear dog') is an extinct genus of ungulate mammals. Arctocyon was a "ground dwelling omnivore", that lived from 61.3-56.8 Ma. Synonyms of Arctocyon include Claenodon, and Neoclaenodon.[2] Arctocyon was likely plantigrade, meaning that it walked with its feet flat on the ground, rather than on its toes.[3]
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