Name:
Protemnocyon
(Before Temnocyon).
Phonetic: Pro-tem-no-sy-on.
Named By: Hatcher - 1901.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora,
Caniformia, Amphicyonidae.
Species: P. inflatus.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: Unavailable.
Time period: Unavailable.
Fossil representation: Unavailable.
Unfortunately we cannot not bring you too much information about Protemnocyon at this time other than the little that is stated above. The name Protemnocyon is a reference to another species of bear dog called Temnocyon that was active in North America during the Oligocene to Miocene periods.
Further reading
- Oligocene Canidae. - Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum 1(3):65-106. - J. B. Hatcher - 1902.
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