Psalidocyon

{{Short description|Extinct genus of carnivores}}

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| fossil_range = {{fossilrange|Early Miocene|Middle Miocene}}

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| taxon = Psalidocyon

| authority = Wang, et al. 1999

| type_species = {{extinct}}Psalidocyon marinae

| type_species_authority = Wang, et al. 1999

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Psalidocyon is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived during the Early to Middle Miocene 20.6—13.6 Ma, existing for about {{Mya|20.6-13.6|mya}}.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41241 PaleoBiology Database: Psalidocyon] Only one species is currently recognised. It was initially found on Skull Ridge, Tesuque, New Mexico. A member of the Borophagini tribe, it was an intermediate-sized canid, with specialisations towards a heavily meat-based diet.{{cite book |last1= Wang |first1= Xiaoming | last2= Tedford | first2= Richard H. | date= 2008 |title= Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History |publisher= Columbia |page= 35 |isbn= 978-0-231-13528-3}}