Daphoenictis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Genus: Daphoenictis
Hunt, 1974
Species:
D. tedfordi
Binomial name
Daphoenictis tedfordi
Hunt, 1974

Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene subepoch (37.2-33.9 million years ago), existing for approximately 3.3 million years. Daphoenictis' geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S. Only one species is known, Daphoenictis tedfordi.

References

Larry D. Martin."Fossil history of terrestrial Carnivora". In John Gittleman,ed.,Carnivore Behavior,Ecology and Evolution, 1989,pp. 558–559.

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