Euoplocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived during the Early to Middle Miocene, 20.6—13.6 Mya, existing for about 7 million years.[2] A member of the Borophagini tribe,[3] it was an intermediate-sized canid, with specialisations towards a heavily meat-based diet.[4]
| Euoplocyon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | †Borophaginae |
| Tribe: | †Borophagini |
| Genus: | †Euoplocyon Matthew, 1924[1] |
| Type species | |
| † Euoplocyon praedator Douglass, 1903 | |
| Species | |
† Euoplocyon brachygnathus | |
Species
- E. brachygnathus (syn. Aelurodon brachygnathus, E. praedator) Douglass 1903, discovered at the Flint Creek Beds, a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Montana.
- E. spissidens (syn. Aelurocyon spissidens, Enhydrocyon spissidens) White 1947,[2] discovered at the Alachua Formation, Alachua County, Florida.
References
- Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110–123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0-521-35519-2