Brachycyon

Extinct genus of carnivores

Brachycyon Temporal range: 23.3–7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene - Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Genus:	†Brachycyon Filhol, 1872
Species
†B. reyi †B. palaeolycos

Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), which inhabited Eurasia and North America.^[1]

Brachycyon was named by Filhol (1872). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).^[2]

References

^ Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyon, age range and collections
^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698

Amphicyanis Angelarctocyon Brachycyon Guangxicyon Gustafsonia Harpagocyon Harpagophagus Meiniogale Paludocyon Paradaphoenus Sarcocyon Storchictis Symplectocyon Vishnucyon
†Amphicyoninae	Afrocyon Amphicyon Askazansoria Bonisicyon Cynelos Cynodictis Dehmicyon Goupilictis Hecubides Istiocyon Ischyrocyon Janvierocyon Maemohcyon Magericyon Mogharacyon Myacyon Namibiocyon Paludocyon Pliocyon Pseudarctos Pseudamphicyon Pseudocyon Pseudocyonopsis Tartarocyon
†Daphoeninae	Adilophontes Brachyrhyncocyon Daphoenictis Daphoenodon Daphoenus
†Haplocyoninae	Aktaucyon Gobicyon Haplocyon Haplocyonoides Haplocyonopsis
†Temnocyoninae	Delotrochanter Mammacyon Rudiocyon Temnocyon
†Thaumastocyoninae	Agnotherium Ammitocyon Crassidia Peignecyon Thaumastocyon Tomocyon Ysengrinia