Protocyon

Protocyon Temporal range: Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) ~0.781–0.012 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Tribe:	Canini
Subtribe:	Cerdocyonina
Genus:	†Protocyon 1855 (1855): Giebel
Species
†P. orocualensis 2022 (2022): Ruiz-Ramoni, Wang & Rincón †P. orcesi 1952 (1952): Hoffstetter †P. tarijensis 1902 (1902): Ameghino †P. troglodytes 1838 (1838): Lund, type
Synonyms
Theriodictis tarijense

Protocyon is an extinct genus of large canid endemic to South and North America during the Late Pleistocene living from 781 to 12 thousand years ago.^[1]