-
primitive borophagine is the
genus Archaeocyon,
which is a
small fox-sized
animal mostly found in the
fossil beds in
western North America. The
borophagines soon...
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contemporary carnivores couldn't access.
Epicyon was one of the last of the
borophagines, and
shared its
North American habitat with
several other canids, including:...
- as a
group form a
dental monophyletic relationship with the
extinct borophagines, with both
groups having a
bicuspid (two points) on the
lower carn****ial...
- 20 to 10
million years ago was
driven by
competition with
felids and
borophagines.
Fluctuation of
species within Canidae over 40
million years Phylogeny...
- (megalonychids),
Eulipotyphla (talpids),
Lagomorpha (leporids),
Carnivora (
borophagine canids,
canine canids, ursids, procyonids,
mustelids including lutrines...
- beavers, deer, camelids, and whales,
along with now-extinct
groups like
borophagine canids,
certain gomphotheres, three-toed horses, and
hornless rhinos...
- 8
million years.
Species of
Archaeocyon are
among the
earliest known borophagines,
although a
species of
Otarocyon has a
slightly earlier first appearance...
-
bonecrackers and
bamboo eaters.
Bonecrackers are
exemplified by
hyenas and
borophagines,
while bamboo eaters are
primarily the
giant panda and the red panda...
-
generalised predator,
without the
specialised adaptations of most
later borophagines.
Paratomarctus was one of the last of the
Borophaginae and
shared its...
-
adapted to a more
hypercarnivorous diet, a
trend consistent with
other borophagines. The
earliest occurrence of the
genus is A. asthenostylus
dating from...
