Named By: | Stephane Peigne, Manuel J. Salesa, Mauricio, Anton & Jorge Morales in 2008 |
Time Period: | Late Miocene 10-9 Ma |
Location: | Spain, Madrid - Cerro de Battalions-1 (Battalions Hill) |
Size: | Details unavailable |
Diet: | Carnivore |
Fossil(s): | Partial remains of at least 12 individuals, including 5 juveniles |
Classification: | | Chordata | Mammalia | Carnivora | Caniformia | Amphicyonidae | Amphicyoninae | |
Also known as: | | Amphicyon castellanus | |
Magericyon is an extinct genus of Amphicyonid ("bear-dog") that lived during the Miocene 10-9 Ma (Vallesian Age) in what is now Spain.