Protocyon

Protocyon; Temporal range: Middle to Late Pleistocene ; ~
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Tribe:	Canini
Subtribe:	Cerdocyonina
Genus:	†Protocyon; 1855: Giebel
Species
	†P. orocualensis 2022: Ruiz-Ramoni, Wang & Rincón; †P. orcesi 1952: Hoffstetter; †P. tarijensis 1902: Ameghino; †P. troglodytes 1838: Lund, type;
Synonyms
	Theriodictis tarijense;

Protocyon is an extinct genus of large canid endemic to South and North America from Middle to Late Pleistocene living from 781 to 12 thousand years ago.^[1]

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