Protepicyon

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Protepicyon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivoramorpha Family: † Borophaginae Genus: † Protepicyon Wang, 1999
Binomial name
† Protepicyon raki Wang, 1999
Type species
† Protepicyon raki

Protepicyon is an extinct genus of Borophaginae from the Barstovian era. It was named by Wang in 1999, and contains one species: P. raki.

[edit] Sources

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• paleodb.org
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• calphotos.berkeley.edu
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