Mammacyon

{{Short description|Extinct genus of carnivores}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|fossil_range = Late OligoceneEarly Miocene

|image = Mammacyon obtusidens.jpeg

|image_caption = Mammacyon obtusidens

|taxon = Mammacyon

|authority = Loomis, 1936

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision =

  • Mammacyon ferocior Hunt Jr., 2011
  • Mammacyon obtusidens Loomis, 1936

}}

Mammacyon is an extinct genus of medium-sized amphicyonids endemic to North America during the Late Oligocene and Early Miocene. It lived from 26.3 to 20.4 Ma, existing for approximately {{Mya|26-20|million years}}.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41290 Mammacyon at fossilworks]

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