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 | |
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.