Protepicyon

Protepicyon Temporal range:
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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Subfamily:	†Borophaginae
Tribe:	†Borophagini
Subtribe:	†Borophagina
Genus:	†Protepicyon Wang et al., 1999
Species:	†P. raki
Binomial name
†Protepicyon raki Wang et al., 1999

Remains of a jaw, brownish in color, with dark brown teeth

Jaw of Protepicyon raki

Protepicyon is an extinct monospecific genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived during the Barstovian stage of the Middle Miocene 16.0—13.6 mya. One of the top predators of its time, it was the probable ancestor of the better known Epicyon, and is known from remains in California and New Mexico.

References

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• Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pages 648–651 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
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