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Borophaginae

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Also known as Borophagine, Borophagines, Borophagidae, Borophagid, Borophagids

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
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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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6 sections
Contents
  • Origin
  • Species
  • Classification
  • Extinction
  • References
  • Further reading

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==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Borophaginae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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