Brachyrhynchocyon

Brachyrhynchocyon; Temporal range: 33.9–33.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Eocene-Early Oligocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Placentalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Subfamily:	†Daphoeninae
Genus:	†Brachyrhynchocyon; Scott & Jepsen, 1936
Species
	†B. dodgei Scott 1898; †B. intermedius; †B. montanus;
Synonyms
	Daphoenocyon dodgei; Daphoenus dodgei; Daphoenus felinus; Brachicyon; Daphoenocyon;

Brachyrhynchocyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore, which belonged to the family Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs") of the suborder Caniformia.^[1]

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Many coprolites of B. dodgei are known from the Chadronian-aged site of Pipestone Springs Main Pocket in the Renova Formation.^[2]

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