Alopecocyon

Alopecocyon
Temporal range: mid-Miocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ailuridae
Subfamily: Simocyoninae
Genus: Alopecocyon
Camp & Vanderhoof, 1940
Type species
Alopecocyon goeriachensis
(Toula, 1884)
Species

A. goeriachensis (Toula, 1884)
A. getti Mein, 1958

Synonyms
  • Ichneugale Jourdan, 1862 (nomen oblitum)
  • Viretius Kretzoi, 1947
  • Meiniogale Ginsburg, 2002

Alopecocyon is a fossil genus of ailurid belonging to the subfamily Simocyoninae. It has two species, Alopecocyon goeriachensis and Alopecocyon getti. It is based on fragmentary fossils dating to the middle Miocene of both Europe and Asia.[1]

  1. ^ Salesa, Manuel J.; Peigné, Stéphane; Antón, Mauricio; Morales, Jorge (2011). "Evolution of the Family Ailuridae". Red Panda. pp. 27–41. doi:10.1016/B978-1-4377-7813-7.00003-3. ISBN 9781437778137.