Amphicynodon

Amphicynodon; Temporal range: Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Dorsolateral aspect of skull in Amphicynodon teilhardi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicynodontidae
Genus:	†Amphicynodon; Filhol, 1881
Type species
	†Amphicynodon velaunus; (Aymard, 1846)
Species
	†A. mongoliensis Janovskaja, 1970; †A. teilhardi Matthew and Granger, 1924; †A. typicus Schlosser, 1888; †A. chardini Cirot and De Bonis, 1992; †A. cephalogalinus Teilhard, 1915; †A. gracilis (Filhol, 1874); †A. crassirostris (Filhol, 1876); †A. brachyrostris (Filhol, 1876); †A. leptorhynchus (Filhol, 1874); †A. velaunus (Aymard, 1846);
Synonyms
	Cynodon Aymard, 1848

Amphicynodon was an extinct genus of caniform carnivore. It has traditionally been considered an early bear,^[1] although recent evidence has suggested it may be a unique member linked to other pinnipeds.^{[citation needed]} It was endemic to Europe and Asia during the Oligocene, from approximately 33.9—28.4 Mya and existing for approximately 6 million years. It was similar in size to early mustelids.^{[citation needed]}

Fossil distribution

Some sites:

Ulaan Khongil, Mongolia
Ronzon site, Auvergne France^[2]

References

^ Finarelli, John A. (2008). "A Total Evidence Phylogeny of the Arctoidea (Carnivora: Mammalia): Relationships Among Basal Taxa". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 15 (4): 231–259. doi:10.1007/s10914-008-9074-x. S2CID 43524602.
^ Paleobiology database: Ronzon collection

Fossil distribution

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Further reading