Brachyrhynchocyon

Brachyrhynchocyon
Temporal range: 33.9–33.3 Ma
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Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: †Daphoeninae
Genus: †Brachyrhynchocyon
Scott & Jepsen, 1936
Species
  • †B. dodgei Scott 1898
  • †B. intermedius
  • †B. montanus
Synonyms
  • Daphoenocyon dodgei
  • Daphoenus dodgei
  • Daphoenus felinus
  • Brachicyon
  • Daphoenocyon

Brachyrhynchocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.[1]

Many coprolites of B. dodgei are known from the Chadronian-aged site of Pipestone Springs Main Pocket in the Renova Formation.[2]

  1. ^ Hunt Jr., R. O. B. E. R. T. M. (2001). "Small Oligocene Amphicyonids from North America (Paradaphoenus, Mammalia, Carnivora)". American Museum Novitates (331): 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)331<0001:SOAFNA>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198160461.
  2. ^ Lofgren, Donald L.; Shen, Clifford Y.; Buday, Naomi N.; Ylagan, Clarissa A.C.; Lofgren, Kathryn K.; Lai, Rebecca; Santana-Grace, Dakota D.; Tabrum, Alan R. (1 October 2017). "Coprolites and Mammalian Carnivores from Pipestone Springs, Montana, and their Paleoecological Significance". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 84 (4): 265–285. doi:10.2992/007.084.0402. ISSN 0097-4463 – via BioOne Digital Library.