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Genus of mammals (fossil)

Pseudocyonopsis
Temporal range: 33.9–28.4 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N 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.

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

Species

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

References

  1. Paleobiology Database: Pseudocyonopsis, age range and collections
  2. R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W.H. Freeman and Company
Genera of amphicyonids
Amphicyonidae
Amphicyonidae
Amphicyoninae
Daphoeninae
Haplocyoninae
Temnocyoninae
Thaumastocyoninae
Amphicyon ingens
Taxon identifiers
Pseudocyonopsis
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