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Pseudocyonopsis

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Pseudocyonopsis
Temporal range: 33.9–28.4 Ma Early Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Genus: Pseudocyonopsis
Kuss, 1965

Pseudocyonopsis is a member of the extinct family Amphicyonidae, a terrestrial carnivore belonging to the order Caniformia.[1]

Pseudocyonopsis was named by Kuss in 1965 and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).[2]

Species

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  • P. ambiguus
  • P. antiquus
  • P. quercensis

References

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  1. ^ Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyonopsis, age range and collections
  2. ^ R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company