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ICTIOCYON
(ik-tee-o-sy-on)
Named By: Crusafont Pairo in 1955
Time Period: Miocene
Location: China
Size: Weight estimated around 1.4 kilograms
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Partial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Caniformia | Amphicyonidae |
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Ictiocyon is an extinct genus of large, mostly carnivorous bone-crushing mammals known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae endemic to Asia during the Miocene living from 23.03--15.97 Ma and existed for approximately 7.06 million years.

Read more about Ictiocyon at Wikipedia
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