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Extinct genus of bears

Dinocyon
Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Subfamily: Hemicyoninae
Genus: Dinocyon
Jourdan, 1861
Type species
Dinocyon thenardi
Jourdan, 1861
Species

D. aurelianensis (Frick, 1926)
D. sansaniensis (Frick, 1926)
D. thenardi (Jourdan, 1861)

Dinocyon is an extinct genus of hemicyonine bear of the Miocene epoch, endemic to Europe. It lived from around 20.3–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 15 million years.

Fossil distribution

References

Qiu Zhanziang (2006), "Dispersals of Neogene Carnivorans between Asia and North America

Extinct members of the family Ursidae
Hemicyoninae
Cephalogalini
Hemicyonini
Phoberocyonini
Ursavinae
Ailuropodinae
Agriotheriini
Ailuropodini
Ailuropoda
Tremarctinae
TremarctosT. floridanus
Ursinae
Ursus
Category:Prehistoric bears
Taxon identifiers
Dinocyon thenardi


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