Amphicyanis
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| Amphicyanis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Caniformia |
| Superfamily: | †Amphicyonoidea |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | †Amphicyanis Springhorn (1977) |
| Type species | |
| Amphicyanis felinoides | |
Amphicyanis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.[1]
Amphicyanis was named by Springhorn (1977).[2] It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[3]
