| Haplocyonopsis Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | † Amphicyonidae |
| Genus: | † Haplocyonopsis de Bonis (1973) |
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Haplocyonopsis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"). [1]
Lived in Miocene epoch in Europe.
Haplocyonopsis was named by de Bonis (1973) and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).
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