Borophagus secundus

Borophagus secundus[1]
Temporal range: Early to Late Miocene, 23.0–5.3 Ma
Borophagus secundus skull
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: †Borophagus
Species:
†B. secundus
Binomial name
†Borophagus secundus
VanderHoof, 1931
Synonyms
  • †Hyaenognathus cyonoides
  • †Hyaenognathus direptor

Borophagus secundus ("devouring glutton") is an extinct species of the genus Borophagus of the subfamily Borophaginae, a group of canids endemic to North America from the Early Miocene epoch (23.0 Mya) through the Late Miocene epoch (5.3 Mya). Borophagus secundus existed for approximately 17.7 million years.[2]

  1. ^ Wang, Xiaoming; Richard Tedford; Beryl Taylor (1999-11-17). "Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 243. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Borophagus secundus, basic info