Allocyon

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Allocyon
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicynodontidae
Genus: Allocyon
Merriam, 1930
Species:
A. loganensis
Binomial name
Allocyon loganensis
Merriam, 1930

Allocyon is an extinct genus of arctoid that belongs to the family Amphicynodontidae. It lived in Oregon around 33-30 million years ago during the Oligocene epoch. [1]

This genus only contains one species, that being Allocyon loganensis. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-11-06.