Hemicyoninae
Extinct subfamily of bears
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Hemicyoninae is an extinct subfamily of Ursidae,[2][1] often called dog bears (literally "half dog" (Greek: ἡμικυων hemi-kyōn)). They were bear-like carnivorans living in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia during the Oligocene through Miocene epochs 33.9–5.3 Ma, existing for approximately 28.6 million years. They are sometimes classified as a separate family.[3]
| Hemicyoninae | |
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| Hemicyon sansaniensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Subfamily: | †Hemicyoninae Frick, 1926 |
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Systematics
The hemicyonines consists of three tribes: the Cephalogalini, Phoberocyonini, and Hemicyonini. In the past the hemicyonines were evaluated into family level (Hemicyonidae).[3] However the vast majority of papers and researchers that cover the evolution of bears often classified them as an extinct subfamily of ursids or stem-bears.[4][5] The genus Agriotherium was once classified as a hemicyonine[3] but recent work has shown the genus is a crown-ursid.[6]
- Subfamily †Hemicyoninae Frick, 1926
- Tribe †Cephalogalini de Bonis, 2013
- †Adelpharctos de Bonis, 1971
- †Adelpharctos ginsburgi de Bonis, 2011
- †Adelpharctos mirus de Bonis, 1971
- †Cyonarctos de Bonis, 2013
- †Cyonarctos dessei de Bonis, 2013
- †Phoberogale Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
- †Phoberogale minor (Filhol, 1877)
- †Phoberogale bonali (Helbing, 1928)
- †Phoberogale depereti (Viret, 1929)
- †Phoberogale gracile (Pomel, 1847)
- †Filholictis de Bonis, 2013
- †Filholictis filholi (Munier-Chalmas, 1877)
- †Cephalogale Jourdan, 1862
- †Cephalogale shareri Wang, et al., 2009
- †Cephalogale gergoviensis Viret, 1929
- †Cephalogale ginesticus Kuss, 1962
- †Cephalogale geoffroyi Jourdan, 1862
- †Adelpharctos de Bonis, 1971
- Tribe †Phoberocyonini Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
- †Plithocyon Ginsburg, 1955
- †Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg, 1955
- †Plithocyon statzlingii (Frick, 1926)
- †Plithocyon bruneti Ginsburg, 1980
- †Plithocyon barstowensis (Frick, 1926)
- †Plithocyon ursinus (Cope, 1875)
- †Phoberocyon Ginsburg, 1955
- †Phoberocyon hispanicus Ginsburg & Morales, 1998
- †Phoberocyon dehmi Ginsburg, 1955
- †Phoberocyon huerzeleri Ginsburg, 1955
- †Phoberocyon aurelianensis (Mayet, 1908)
- †Phoberocyon youngi Xiang et al., 1986
- †Phoberocyon johnhenryi (White, 1947)
- †Plithocyon Ginsburg, 1955
- Tribe †Hemicyonini Frick, 1926
- †Zaragocyon Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
- †Zaragocyon daamsi Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
- †Dinocyon Jourdan, 1861
- †Dinocyon aurelianensis Frick, 1926
- †Dinocyon sansaniensis Frick, 1926
- †Dinocyon thenardi Jourdan, 1861
- †Hemicyon Lartet, 1851
- †Hemicyon barbouri Colbert, 1941
- †Hemicyon teilhardi Colbert, 1939
- †Hemicyon grivensis Frick, 1926
- †Hemicyon minor Dépéret, 1887
- †Hemicyon sansaniensis Lartet, 1851
- †Zaragocyon Ginsburg & Morales, 1995
- Tribe †Cephalogalini de Bonis, 2013
