Daphoenictis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of carnivores}}

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|genus = Daphoenictis

|parent_authority = Hunt, 1974

|species = tedfordi

|authority = Hunt, 1974

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Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene subepoch (37.2-33.9 million years ago), existing for approximately 3.3 million years. Daphoenictis{{'}} geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S. Only one species is known, Daphoenictis tedfordi.