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GUANGXICYON
(gwan-zi-sy-on)
meaning: "Guangxi dog"
Guangxicyon
Named By: R. Zhai, R. L. Ciochon, Y. Tong, D. E. Savage, M. Morlo, P. A. Holroyd & G. F. Gunnell in 2003
Time Period: 37-33 Ma Late Eocene
Location: China, Guangxi Province, Bose Basin - Nadu Formation
Size: Details unavailable
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains of a single individual
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Caniformia | Amphicyonidae | Amphicyoninae |
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Guangxicyon is an extinct genus of amphicyonid carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited Central Asia during the Late Eocene subepoch, 37--33 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.

Guangxicyon was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type and only known species is Guangxicyon sinoamericanus.

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