Cynodictis

Cynodictis
Temporal range: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
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Cynodictis teeth and jaw fragments
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Subfamily: Amphicyoninae
Genus: Cynodictis
Bravard and Pomel, 1850
Species
  • C. cayluxens
  • C. crassus
  • C. elegans
  • C. exilis
  • C. ferox
  • C. lacustris
  • C. longirostris
  • C. parisiensis
  • C. peignei

Cynodictis ("slender dog marten") is an extinct amphicyonid carnivoran which inhabited Eurasia from the Late Eocene subepoch to the Early Oligocene subepoch living from 37.2 to 28.4 million years ago, existing for approximately 8.8 million years.

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