Zaragocyon
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''Zaragocyon'' is an extinct
monospecific In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus of hemicyonine bear from the Early
Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...
of
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...
. Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. 1995. ''Zaragocyon daamsi'' n. gen. sp. nov., Ursidae primitiv du Miocène inférieur d'Espagne. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, t.321, série II a : 811-815.


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Hemicyonids Miocene carnivorans Fossils of Spain Fossil taxa described in 1995 Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub