Cynodictis - Wikipedia
Cynodictis ("slender dog marten") is an extinct amphicyonid carnivoran which inhabited Eurasia from the Late Eocene subepoch to the Early Oligocene subepoch living from 37.2 to 28.4 million years ago, existing for approximately
Cynodictis - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
Mar 17, 2017 · Cynodictis (Greek for "in-between dog"); pronounced SIGH-no-DIK-tiss. Habitat: Plains of North America. Historical Epoch: Late Eocene-Early Oligocene (37-28 million years ago) Size and Weight: About two feet long and 5-10 pounds. Diet: Meat. Distinguishing Characteristics: Long, narrow muzzle; low-slung body. About Cynodictis.
Cynodictis | extinct mammal genus | Britannica
In dog: Ancestry. …into the first true dog—namely, Cynodictis. This was a medium-size animal, longer than it was tall, with a long tail and a fairly brushy coat. Over the millennia Cynodictis gave rise to two branches, one in Africa and the other in Eurasia.
Cynodictis: A “Slender Dog Marten” from 28 Million Years Ago
Oct 10, 2023 · Cynodictis was an extinct carnivorous mammal belonging to the amphicyonid family. It lived between 37.9 and 28.4 million years ago, during the Late Eocene and Early Oligocene periods. Cynodictis had a slender, marten-like body, specialized dentition, and was not the progenitor of modern canids.
Meet the Ancient Reptile that Gave Rise to Mammals
Oct 6, 2016 · The analysis of two newfound species of cynodont, a group that gave rise to all living mammals, sheds light on how mammals developed from these late Triassic creatures, the researchers said.
Cynodictis - Wikiwand / articles
Cynodictis ("slender dog marten") is an extinct amphicyonid carnivoran which inhabited Eurasia from the Late Eocene subepoch to the Early Oligocene subepoch living from 37.2 to 28.4 million years ago, existing for approximately 8.8 million years.
Whence the beardogs? Reappraisal of the Middle to Late Eocene
Oct 12, 2016 · With the exception of Cynodictis, lingual rather than posterolingual elongation of the M1 is one of the most diagnostic synapomorphies of early amphicyonids that differentiate them from other early caniforms, including stem canids and stem ursids.
A New Basal Caniform (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the Middle …
Sep 14, 2011 · The cranial form in dorsal and ventral views closely resembles that of Cynodictis lacustris (cf. :plate 2, figs. 1, 3), known from the late Eocene of Europe. The premaxilla of SDSNH 107442 is short in dorsal aspect, and does not extend beyond the C1.
Cynodictis - PaleoCodex
Cynodictis elegans, ("slender dog marten") is an extinct amphicyonid carnivoran which inhabited Eurasia from the Late Eocene subepoch to the Early Oligocene subepoch living from 37.2--28.4 million years ago, existing for approximately 8.8 million years.
Cynodictis - Wikispecies - Wikimedia
Cynodictis Bravard & Pomel, 1850 References [edit] Cynodictis – Taxon details on ...