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Hemicyon, also
known as the "dog-bear" (literally "half dog", from Gr**** ἡμι- hēmi- (half) + κύων kúōn (dog)), is an
extinct genus of
hemicyonine bear...
- Jourdan, 1861 †
Hemicyon Lartet, 1851 †
Hemicyon barbouri Colbert, 1941 †
Hemicyon teilhardi Colbert, 1939 †
Hemicyon grivensis Frick, 1926 †
Hemicyon minor Dépéret...
- Dinocyon† D.
aurelianensis D.
sansaniensis D.
thenardi (17–15 Mya)
Genus Hemicyon† H.
barbouri (14–10 Mya) H.
goriachensis H.
grivensis H.
minor H. sansaniensis...
- †Adelpharctos †Cephalogale †Cyonarctos †Filholictis †Phoberogale †Hemicyonini †Dinocyon †
Hemicyon †Zaragocyon †Phoberocyonini †Phoberocyon †Plithocyon...
- †Adelpharctos †Cephalogale †Cyonarctos †Filholictis †Phoberogale †Hemicyonini †Dinocyon †
Hemicyon †Zaragocyon †Phoberocyonini †Phoberocyon †Plithocyon...
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existing for
approximately 4
million years.
Sites and age of some specimens:
Hemicyon Quarry,
Barstow Formation, San
Bernardino County,
California ~13.7—11.6...
- †Adelpharctos †Cephalogale †Cyonarctos †Filholictis †Phoberogale †Hemicyonini †Dinocyon †
Hemicyon †Zaragocyon †Phoberocyonini †Phoberocyon †Plithocyon...
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brown bears.
Several studies of the skeleton,
including a
comparison with
Hemicyon ursinus, a
fossil bear
widely accepted as a predator, show that Agriotherium...
- †Adelpharctos †Cephalogale †Cyonarctos †Filholictis †Phoberogale †Hemicyonini †Dinocyon †
Hemicyon †Zaragocyon †Phoberocyonini †Phoberocyon †Plithocyon...
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South Hungary. Some Gr****
writers also
mention the
Hemicynes (singular,
Hemicyon),
meaning half-dogs (from "ἡμι"
meaning "half" and "κύων"
meaning "dog")...
