Chailicyon
Extinct genus of carnivores
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Chailicyon is an extinct genus in the basal Carnivoramorph family Miacidae that lived in Asia during the Middle to Late Eocene.[1]
| Chailicyon Temporal range: Middle to Late Eocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Clade: | Carnivoraformes |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Genus: | †Chailicyon Chow (1975) |
Taxonomy
Chailicyon was named by Chow (1975). It was assigned to Miacidae by Carroll (1988).
