Acrocyon
Extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont
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Acrocyon is an extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.[1]
| Acrocyon Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Sparassodonta |
| Family: | †Borhyaenidae |
| Genus: | †Acrocyon Ameghino, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino, 1891 | |
| Other species | |
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Acrocyon riggsi Sinclair, 1930 | |
Description
Acrocyon sectorius, the type species, has been estimated to have had a body mass of about 28.7 kg.[2]
