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Borophaginae
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The extinct Borophaginae form one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Hesperocyoninae and extant Caninae. Borophaginae, called "bone-crushing dogs", were endemic to North America during the Oligocene to Pliocene and lived roughly 34—2.5 million years ago, existing for about .
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- Parent taxon
- Canidae
- Image
- Aelurodon stirtoni.jpg
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- taxon name
- Borophaginae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Borophagines
- Commons category
- Borophaginae
- start time
- 40000000-0
- end time
- 2500000-00
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The extinct Borophaginae form one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Hesperocyoninae and extant Caninae. Borophaginae, called "bone-crushing dogs", were endemic to North America during the Oligocene to Pliocene and lived roughly 34—2.5 million years ago, existing for about .
==Origin==
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