Hemicyoninae

Hemicyoninae; Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Late Miocene;
	Hemicyon sansaniensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Subfamily:	†Hemicyoninae; Frick, 1926
Tribes and genera
	Tribe †Cephalogalini de Bonis, 2013 †Adelpharctos; †Cyonarctos; †Phoberogale; †Filholictis; †Cephalogale; ; Tribe †Phoberocyonini Ginsburg & Morales, 1995 †Plithocyon; †Phoberocyon; ; Tribe †Hemicyonini Frick, 1926 †Zaragocyon; †Dinocyon; †Hemicyon; ;

Hemicyoninae is an extinct subfamily of Ursidae, often called dog bears (literally "half dog" (Greek: ἡμικυων hemi-kyōn)). They were bear-like carnivorans living in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia during the Oligocene through Miocene epochs 33.9–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 28.6 million years. They are sometimes classified as a separate family.

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