Cormocyon
Sign in to saveCormocyon is an extinct genus of borophagine canid native to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 30.8—20.6 Mya, existing for about . It is regarded as a primitive, transitional member of the Borophagini tribe.
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Cormocyon is an extinct genus of borophagine canid native to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 30.8—20.6 Mya, existing for about . It is regarded as a primitive, transitional member of the Borophagini tribe.
==References== The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America By Donald R. Prothero and Robert J. Emry Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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