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Brachycyon

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Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), which inhabited Eurasia and North America.

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Parent taxon
Amphicyoninae
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Brachycyon
start time
23300000-0
end time
7000000-00
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Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), which inhabited Eurasia and North America.

Brachycyon was named by Filhol (1872). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).

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