Borophagus

Borophagus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene to Early Pleistocene,
Borophagus secundus skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: †Borophaginae
Tribe: †Borophagini
Subtribe: †Borophagina
Genus: †Borophagus
Cope, 1892
Type species
†Borophagus diversidens
Other species
  • †B. dudleyi
  • †B. hilli
  • †B. littoralis
  • †B. orc
  • †B. parvus
  • †B. pugnator
  • †B. secundus
Synonyms
  • †Cynogulo Kretzoi, 1968
  • †Hyaenognathus Merriam, 1903
  • †Porthocyon Merriam, 1903
  • †Osteoborus

Borophagus ("gluttonous eater") is an extinct genus of the subfamily Borophaginae, a group of canids endemic to North America from the Middle Miocene epoch through the Early Pleistocene epoch 12—1.8 Mya.

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