Borophagus secundus

Borophagus secundus
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene (Hemphillian),
Borophagus secundus skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Borophagus
Species:
B. secundus
Binomial name
Borophagus secundus
VanderHoof, 1931
Synonyms
  • Hyaenognathus cyonoides
  • Hyaenognathus direptor

Borophagus secundus ("devouring glutton") is an extinct species of the genus Borophagus of the subfamily Borophaginae, a group of canids endemic to North America during the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene from 9 to 5 Ma. Borophagus secundus existed for approximately 4 million years.