| 词条 | Pliocyon |
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|name = Pliocyon |fossil_range = {{Fossilrange|20.6|13.6}}Early Miocene-Middle Miocene |regnum = Animalia | image = | image_caption = |phylum = Chordata |classis = Mammalia |ordo = Carnivora |familia = †Amphicyonidae |subfamilia = Amphicyoninae |genus = Pliocyon |genus_authority = Matthew, 1918 |type_species = |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision =
|synonyms = }}Pliocyon is genus of large amphicyonid caniformian carnivoran mammals which inhabited North America from the Early Miocene subepoch to the Middle Miocene subepoch 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for approximately {{Mya|20.6-13.6|million years}}.[1] Pliocyon was named by Matthew in 1918. Its type is Pliocyon medius. MorphologyA single specimen was measured by Legendre and Roth in 1988 with an estimated mass of 101.2 kg (223 lbs).[2] SpeciesP. medius, P. ossifragus, P. robustusSister generaAmphicyon, Cynelos (syn. Absonodaphoenus, Hecubides), Ischyrocyon (syn. Hadrocyon), Pseudocyon (syn. Amphicyonopsis), YsengriniaFossil distributionPliocyon has been uncovered in South Florida, Skull Spring, Oregon, and western Nebraska. References1. ^Paleobiology Database: Pliocyon, age range and collections {{Portal|Paleontology}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q4781890}}{{paleo-carnivora-stub}}2. ^S. Legendre and C. Roth. 1988. Correlation of carnassial tooth size and body weight in recent carnivores (Mammalia). Historical Biology 6 : Bear dogs|Miocene carnivorans|Serravallian extinctions|Miocene mammals of North America|White River Fauna|Aquitanian genus first appearances |
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