Ictiocyon Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Caniformia |
Superfamily: | † Amphicyonoidea |
Family: | † Amphicyonidae |
Genus: | † Ictiocyon Crusafont Pairó (1955) |
Ictiocyon is an extinct genus of bear dogs endemic to Asia during the Miocene. It lived from 23.03 to 15.97 Ma, existing for approximately 7 million years. [1]