Allocyon
Extinct arctoid genus
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Allocyon is an extinct genus of arctoid that belongs to the family Amphicynodontidae. It lived in Oregon around 33-30 million years ago during the Oligocene epoch.[1]
| Allocyon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicynodontidae |
| Genus: | †Allocyon Merriam, 1930 |
| Species: | †A. loganensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Allocyon loganensis Merriam, 1930 | |
This genus only contains one species, that being Allocyon loganensis.[1]