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Daphoenodon robustum
8080Daphoenodon (Daphoenodon Peterson, 1909)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Time period: Miocene of North America
Size: 1,6 m in length, 80 cm in height, 100 kg of weight
Typical representative: Daphoenodon robustum Peterson, 1910
Daphoenodon emerged at the beginning of Miocene in North America. Daphoenodon robustum weighed 100 kg and combined the features of canine and feline predators. It resembled a giant dog with a flexible elongated cat-like body.
These bear-dogs with long limbs specialized in chasing their prey on open plains.
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Daphoenodon (Daphoenodon Peterson, 1909)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Amphicyonidae
Time period: Miocene of North America
Size: 1,6 m in length, 80 cm in height, 100 kg of weight
Typical representative: Daphoenodon robustum Peterson, 1910
Daphoenodon emerged at the beginning of Miocene in North America. Daphoenodon robustum weighed 100 kg and combined the features of canine and feline predators. It resembled a giant dog with a flexible elongated cat-like body.
These bear-dogs with long limbs specialized in chasing their prey on open plains.
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