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Maocyon

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Maocyon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Family: Hyainailouridae
Genus: Maocyon
Species:
M. peregrinus
Binomial name
Maocyon peregrinus
Averianov et al., 2023

Maocyon is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodont that lived in China during the Eocene epoch. It is a monotypic genus that contains the species M. peregrinus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Averianov, Alexander; Obraztsova, Ekaterina; Danilov, Igor; Jin, Jian-Hua (27 February 2023). "A new hypercarnivorous hyaenodont from the Eocene of South China". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11. doi:10.3389/fevo.2023.1076819. ISSN 2296-701X.