Miocyon

Miocyon
Temporal range: early to late Eocene
lower jaw of Miocyon major
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Pan-Carnivora
Clade: Carnivoramorpha
Clade: Carnivoraformes
Genus: †Miocyon
Matthew, 1909
Type species
†Miocyon scotti
Wortman & Matthew, 1899
Species
  • †M. bathygnathus (Scott, 1888)
  • †M. magnus (Bryant, 1992)
  • †M. major (Matthew, 1909)
  • †M. scotti (Wortman & Matthew, 1899)
  • †M. vallisrubrae (Friscia & Rasmussen, 2010)
Synonyms
synonyms of species:
  • M. bathygnathus:
    • Miacis bathygnathus (Scott, 1888)
    • Uintacyon bathygnathus (Matthew, 1909)
  • M. major:
    • Uintacyon major (Matthew, 1909)
  • M. scotti:
    • Amphicyon vulpinum (Scott & Osborn, 1887)
    • Amphicyon vulpinus (Scott & Osborn, 1887)
    • Miacis vulpinus (Matthew, 1909)
    • Prodaphaenus scotti (Scott & Osborn, 1887)
    • Uintacyon scotti (Matthew, 1909)
    • Uintacyon vulpinus (Hay, 1902)
  • M. vallisrubrae:
    • Uintacyon scotti (Gustafson, 1986)

Miocyon ("lesser dog") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to late Eocene.

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