Paradaphoenus
Extinct genus of carnivores
| Paradaphoenus Temporal range: 33.3–15.97 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Paradaphoenus Wortman, Matthew (1899) |
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Paradaphoenus is a physically small amphicyonid that inhabited North America from the Early Oligocene to the Middle Miocene, 33.3—15.97 Ma, existing for approximately 17 million years.[1] Fossils have been found at Haystack, Oregon, Banner County, Nebraska, Dawes County, Nebraska, and Sheep Mtn, South Dakota.
Sources
- ^ Paleobiology Database: Paradaphoenus, age range and collections
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