Amphicyonidae
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| phylum | Chordata | Amphicyonidae is an extinct family of large terrestrial carnivorans belonging to the suborder Caniformia which inhabited North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa from the Middle Eocene subepoch to the Pliocene epoch 42—2.6 Mya, existing for about 39.4 million years. Amphicyonids are often colloquially referred to as "bear-dogs". They are closely related to true dogs (Canidae) and a little less related to bears (Ursidae).
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| class | Mammalia | |
| infraclass | Eutheria | |
| order | Carnivora | |
| suborder | Caniformia | |
| family | †Amphicyonidae |
