Amphicyoninae
Amphicyoninae is a subfamily of extinct bear-dogs, large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia and which inhabited North America, Eurasia, and Africa from ~37.2—2.6 Ma. Amphicyoninae existed for approximately ~.
Amphicyoninae was named by Trouessart. It was assigned to Canidae by Matthew ; to Ursidae by Ginsburg ; and to Amphicyonidae by Hunt.
Genera and tribes include:
- Amphicyon, found in both Europe and N. America
- Cynelos, synonyms include Absonodaphoenus and Hecubides, endemic to N. America
- Cynodictis
- Ischyrocyon, Hadrocyon is a synonym, endemic to N. America
- Goupilictis
- Magericyon
- Pliocyon, endemic to N. America
- Pseudocyon, Amphicyonopsis is a synonym, endemic to Europe and N. America
- Ysengrinia, found in both Europe and N. America
- Thaumastocyonini, a tribe endemic to Europe
Specimens have been recovered from:
