Thaumastocyonini
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Thaumastocyonini is an extinct tribe
of large, carnivorous mammal
s (bone-crushers) known as bear dog
s, of the family
Amphicyonidae, subfamily Amphicyoninae
, which inhabited Europe
during the Miocene
living from ~16.9—7.25 Ma and existed for approximately .
by Ginsburg (1977).
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
of large, carnivorous mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s (bone-crushers) known as bear dog
Bear dog
Amphicyonidae is an extinct family of large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia and which inhabited North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa from the Middle Eocene subepoch to the Pleistocene epoch 46.2—1.8 Mya, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:Amphicyonidae was named...
s, of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Amphicyonidae, subfamily Amphicyoninae
Amphicyoninae
Amphicyoninae is a subfamily of extinct Amphicyonidae, large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia and which inhabited North America, Europe, Eurasia, Asia. and Africa from ~22.4—4.9 Ma. Amphicyoninae existed for approximately ~.Amphicyoninae was named by Trouessart...
, which inhabited Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
during the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
living from ~16.9—7.25 Ma and existed for approximately .
Taxonomy
Thaumastocyonini was named by Ginsburg (1977). It was assigned to AmphicyoninaeAmphicyoninae
Amphicyoninae is a subfamily of extinct Amphicyonidae, large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia and which inhabited North America, Europe, Eurasia, Asia. and Africa from ~22.4—4.9 Ma. Amphicyoninae existed for approximately ~.Amphicyoninae was named by Trouessart...
by Ginsburg (1977).
Fossil distribution
- Bèni Mellal, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
~16.0—11.6 Ma. - En Pejouan, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
~15.7—7.25 Ma. - Pontigne, France ~11.61—7.25 Ma.
- Baigneaux-en-Beauce, France ~16.9—16.0 Ma.