Édouard Lartet was a French geologist and paleontologist, and a pioneer of Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological record.
Édouard Lartet
Pierced rod from Magdalenian, former collection of Lartet – Muséum de Toulouse.
Amphicyon is an extinct genus of large carnivorans belonging to the family Amphicyonidae, subfamily Amphicyoninae, from the Miocene epoch. Members of this family received their vernacular name for possessing bear-like and dog-like features. They ranged over North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Amphicyon
Amphicyon major cranium and mandible, National Museum of Natural History, France
Amphicyon major reconstructed skeleton, Site paléontologique de Sansan
Mandible of A. giganteus