Arctocyon
| Arctocyon Temporal range: Early Paleocene-Late Paleocene
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| Skeleton of A. primaevus | |
| Life reconstruction of Arctocyon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Arctocyonia |
| Family: | †Arctocyonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Arctocyoninae |
| Genus: | †Arctocyon Blainville, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| †Arctocyon primaevus | |
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Arctocyon ('bear dog') is an extinct genus of ungulate mammals. Arctocyon was a "ground dwelling omnivore", that lived from 61.3-56.8 Ma. Synonyms of Arctocyon include Claenodon, and Neoclaenodon. Arctocyon was likely plantigrade, meaning that it walked with its feet flat on the ground, rather than on its toes.
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