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Haplocyonoides fossil map

Where fossils of Haplocyonoides have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived41.03–7.246 million years ago (Bartonian to Tortonian)
PeriodsPaleogene, Neogene
FamilyAmphicyonidae
Named byHürzeler 1940
Fossil records12 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB)
Found inFrance, China, Spain
Rock formationstxn:41266, Aoerban

About Haplocyonoides

Haplocyonoides is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe from the Early Miocene subepoch (20 Mya)—(16.9 Mya). Haplocyonoides existed for approximately 3.1 million years.

Haplocyonoides was named by Hürzeler (1940) and was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Haplocyonoides (revision 1358229007), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q5651730.

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