Amphicyon

Amphicyon
Temporal range: Early Miocene to Late Miocene ~23–7 Ma
Amphicyon ingens reconstructed skeleton, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Amphicyoninae
Genus: Amphicyon
Lartet, 1836
Type species
Amphicyon major
Blainville, 1841
Other species
  • A. giganteus? Schinz, 1825
  • A. palaeindicus? Lydekker, 1876
  • A. gutmanni Kittl, 1891
  • A. lydekkeri? Pilgrim, 1910
  • A. shahbazi Pilgrim, 1912
  • A. frendens Matthew, 1924
  • A. ingens Matthew, 1924
  • A. reinheimeri? Cook, 1926
  • A. lactorensis Astre, 1928
  • A. eppelsheimensis Weitzel, 1930
  • A. pontoni? Simpson, 1930
  • A. cooperi Pilgrim, 1932
  • A. pithecophilus Pilgrim, 1932
  • A. sindiensis Pilgrim, 1932
  • A. confucianus? Young, 1937
  • A. riggsi? McGrew, 1939
  • A. tairumensis? Colbert, 1939
  • A. longiramus White, 1942
  • A. astrei Kuss, 1962
  • A. olisiponensis? Antunes & Ginsburg, 1977
  • A. pannonicus Kretzoi, 1985
  • A. laugnacensis Ginsburg, 1989
  • A. ulungurensis Qi, 1989
  • A. lathanicus Ginsburg, 2000
  • A. galushai Hunt, 2003
  • A. zhanxiangi Jiangzuo et al, 2019
Synonyms
  • Arctamphicyon? Pilgrim, 1932
  • Megamphicyon? Kuss, 1965
  • Hubacyon Kretzoi, 1985
  • Euroamphicyon? Viranta, 1996

Amphicyon is an extinct genus of large carnivorans belonging to the family Amphicyonidae (known colloquially as "bear-dogs"), subfamily Amphicyoninae, from the Miocene epoch. Members of this family received their vernacular name for possessing bear-like and dog-like features. They ranged over North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.