Epicyon haydeni
163163Epicyon (Epicyon Leidy, 1858)
Order:Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: †Borophaginae
Temporal range: during the Early Miocene to the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene (North America)
Dimensions: length - 1,7 m, height - 100 сm, weight - 120 kg
A typical representative: Epicyon haydeni Leidy,1858
Epicyon is a large extinct canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs"), native to North America. It lived from the Hemingfordian age of the Early Miocene to the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene. Epicyon existed for about 12-9 million years. The largest known specimen weighed an estimated 170 kg.
Epicyon (Epicyon Leidy, 1858)
Order:Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: †Borophaginae
Temporal range: during the Early Miocene to the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene (North America)
Dimensions: length - 1,7 m, height - 100 сm, weight - 120 kg
A typical representative: Epicyon haydeni Leidy,1858
Epicyon is a large extinct canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs"), native to North America. It lived from the Hemingfordian age of the Early Miocene to the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene. Epicyon existed for about 12-9 million years. The largest known specimen weighed an estimated 170 kg.