Ischyrocyon
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Ischyrocyon Temporal range: Miocene |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Family: | Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphicyoninae |
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†Ischyrocyon Matthew and Gidley (1904) |
Ischyrocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous mammals (bone-crushers) known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae, subfamily Amphicyoninae, which inhabited North America during the Miocene living from ~16.3—10.3 Ma and existed for approximately 6 million years.
Ischyrocyon was named by Matthew and Gidley (1904). Its type is Ischyrocyon hyaenodus. It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Matthew and Gidley (1904) and Carroll (1988); and to Amphicyoninae by Hunt (1998).
A single specimen was examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass.
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