Pachycynodon

Pachycynodon
The mandible and teeth of Pachycynodon from Quercy, France
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: †Amphicynodontidae
Genus: †Pachycynodon
Schlosser, 1887
Species

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Pachycynodon is an extinct genus of arctoid belonging to the family Amphicynodontidae. It lived in Europe during the late Oligocene epoch. They were relatively small carnivores. They have deep mandibles that are robust, even more robust than that of genus Amphicynodon. Their muzzle is elongated.

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