Acrocyon
| Acrocyon Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Sparassodonta |
| Family: | †Borhyaenidae |
| Genus: | †Acrocyon Ameghino, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino, 1891
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| Other species | |
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Acrocyon riggsi Sinclair, 1930 | |
Acrocyon is an extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.[1]
Description
Acrocyon sectorius, the type species, has been estimated to have had a body mass of about 28.7 kg.[2]
References
- ^ "Acrocyon". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ^ Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Prevosti, Francisco Juan (1 December 2011). "Estimación de Masa de las Especies de Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) de Edad Santacrucense (Mioceno Temprano) a Partir del Tamaño del Centroide de los Elementos Apendiculares: Inferencias Paleoecológicas". Ameghiniana. 48 (4): 462. doi:10.5710/AMGH.v48i4(347). ISSN 0002-7014. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.