Borophagus

Borophagus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Early Pleistocene
Borophagus secundus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Subfamily: †Borophaginae
Tribe: †Borophagini
Subtribe: †Borophagina
Genus: †Borophagus
Cope, 1892
Type species
†Borophagus diversidens
Other species
  • †B. dudleyi
  • †B. hilli
  • †B. littoralis
  • †B. orc
  • †B. parvus
  • †B. pugnator
  • †B. secundus
Synonyms

Borophagus ("gluttonous eater") is an extinct genus of the subfamily Borophaginae, a group of canids endemic to North America from the Middle Miocene to the early Pleistocene (12—2Mya).

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