Brachyrhynchocyon

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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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
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]

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

References

^ Hunt Jr., R. O. B. E. R. T. M. (2001). "Small Oligocene Amphicyonids from North America (Paradaphoenus, Mammalia, Carnivora)". American Museum Novitates (331): 1–20. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)331<0001:SOAFNA>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198160461.
^ Lofgren, Donald L.; Shen, Clifford Y.; Buday, Naomi N.; Ylagan, Clarissa A.C.; Lofgren, Kathryn K.; Lai, Rebecca; Santana-Grace, Dakota D.; Tabrum, Alan R. (1 October 2017). "Coprolites and Mammalian Carnivores from Pipestone Springs, Montana, and their Paleoecological Significance". Annals of Carnegie Museum. 84 (4): 265–285. doi:10.2992/007.084.0402. ISSN 0097-4463 – via BioOne Digital Library.

Amphicyanis Angelarctocyon Brachycyon Guangxicyon Gustafsonia Harpagocyon Harpagophagus Meiniogale Paludocyon Paradaphoenus Sarcocyon Storchictis Symplectocyon Vishnucyon
†Amphicyoninae	Afrocyon Amphicyon Askazansoria Bonisicyon Cynelos Cynodictis Dehmicyon Goupilictis Hecubides Istiocyon Ischyrocyon Janvierocyon Maemohcyon Magericyon Mogharacyon Myacyon Namibiocyon Paludocyon Pliocyon Pseudarctos Pseudamphicyon Pseudocyon Pseudocyonopsis Tartarocyon
†Daphoeninae	Adilophontes Brachyrhyncocyon Daphoenictis Daphoenodon Daphoenus
†Haplocyoninae	Aktaucyon Gobicyon Haplocyon Haplocyonoides Haplocyonopsis
†Temnocyoninae	Delotrochanter Mammacyon Rudiocyon Temnocyon
†Thaumastocyoninae	Agnotherium Ammitocyon Crassidia Peignecyon Thaumastocyon Tomocyon Ysengrinia

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