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AMPHICYANIS
(am-fee-sy-an-is)
Named By: Springhorn in 1977
Time Period: Unavailable
Location: Eurasia and North America
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Unavailable
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Caniformia | Amphicyonidae |
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Amphicyanis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.

Amphicyanis was named by Springhorn (1977). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).

Read more about Amphicyanis at Wikipedia
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