Hesperocyon
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Hesperocyon is an extinct genus of canids belonging to the subfamily Hesperocyoninae of the canid family that was endemic to North America, ranging from southern Canada to Colorado. It appeared during
Hesperocyon NMNH
H. gregarius
Restoration of H. gregarius
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Borophaginae
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The extinct Borophaginae form one of three subfamilies found within the canid family. The other two canid subfamilies are the extinct Hesperocyoninae and extant Caninae. Borophaginae, called "bone-cru
Hesperocyon
…short. Still, the build of its ossicles and distribution of its teeth showed it was a canid. It may have been an omnivore—unlike the hypercarnivorous Borophaginae that later split from this canid lineage. Unlike modern canids, Hesperocyon had five fingers and toes and a dew claw deeply set enough to suggest tree…
Aelurodon stirtoni
Borophagus secundus (top), Aelurodon taxoides (middle), Tomarctus brevirostris (bottom).
Dusicyon australis