'' Guangxicyon'' is an extinct
genus of
amphicyonid
Amphicyonidae is an extinct family of terrestrial carnivorans belonging to the suborder Caniformia. They first appeared in North America in the middle Eocene (around 45 mya), spread to Europe by the late Eocene (35 mya), and appear in Asia, ...
carnivoran, or "bear dog," which inhabited
Central Asia during the
Late Eocene subepoch, 37—33
Ma, existing for approximately .
[Zhai Renjie, Russell L. Ciochon, Tong Yongsheng, Donald E. Savage, Michael Morlo, Patricia A. Holroyd, and Gregg F. Gunnell. (2003]
An aberrant amphicyonid mammal from the latest Eocene of the Bose Basin, Guangxi, China
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48 (2), 293-300Paleobiology Database: ''Gobicyon'', age range and collections
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''Guangxicyon'' was named by Zhai et al. in 2003. Its type
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and only known species is ''Guangxicyon sinoamericanus''.
Fossil distribution
One site in Southern China.
Sources
Eocene mammals of Asia
Amphicyonidae
Eocene carnivorans
Prehistoric animals of China
Prehistoric carnivoran genera
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