| Carpocyon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Subfamily: | †Borophaginae |
| Tribe: | †Borophagini |
| Subtribe: | †Borophagina |
| Genus: | †Carpocyon Webb, 1969 |
| Type species | |
| †Carpocyon limosus Webb, 1969 | |
| Range ofCarpocyon based on fossil distribution | |
Carpocyon is an extinct genus of theBorophaginae subfamily ofcanids native toNorth America. It lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene, 13.6 to 5.3 MaMya,[1] existing for approximately16.5 million years. The four species in the genus varied in size, with the largest (C. webbi) being about the size of a wolf; all had relatively small teeth, suggesting a diet that was more omnivorous than that of other contemporary borophagines.[2]
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