Amphicyonidae
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'''Amphicyonidae''' is an [[extinct]] [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[carnivora]]ns belonging to the [[suborder]] [[Caniformia]]. They first appeared in [[North America]] in the middle [[Eocene]] (around 45 Ma), spread to [[Europe]] by the late Eocene (35 Ma), and further spread to [[Asia]] and [[Africa]] by the early [[Miocene]] (23 Ma). They had largely disappeared worldwide by the late Miocene (9-7 Ma), with the latest recorded [[species]] at the end of the Miocene in Africa. Amphicyonids are colloquially referred to as "'''bear-dogs'''".{{Cite book|last=Wang|first=Xiaoming and Richard H. Tedford|title=Dogs; their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-231-13528-3|pages=10–11}} |
'''Amphicyonidae''' is an [[extinct]] [[Family (biology)|family]] of [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[carnivora]]ns belonging to the [[suborder]] [[Caniformia]]. They first appeared in [[North America]] in the middle [[Eocene]] (around 45 Ma), spread to [[Europe]] by the late Eocene (35 Ma), and further spread to [[Asia]] and [[Africa]] by the early [[Miocene]] (23 Ma). They had largely disappeared worldwide by the late Miocene (9-7 Ma), with the latest recorded [[species]] at the end of the Miocene in Africa. They were among the first carnivorans to evolve large body size. Amphicyonids are colloquially referred to as "'''bear-dogs'''".{{Cite book|last=Wang|first=Xiaoming and Richard H. Tedford|title=Dogs; their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History|publisher=Columbia University Press|year=2008|isbn=978-0-231-13528-3|pages=10–11}} |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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