Brachycyon

Brachycyon is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), which inhabited Eurasia and North America.^[1]

Brachycyon Temporal range: 23.3–7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene - Late Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Suborder:	Caniformia
Family:	†Amphicyonidae
Genus:	†Brachycyon Filhol, 1872
Species
†B. reyi †B. palaeolycos

Brachycyon was named by Filhol (1872). It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).^[2]