Prolimnocyon

Prolimnocyon Temporal range: Paleocene–Eocene, 55.8–48.6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Family:	†Hyaenodontidae
Subfamily:	†Limnocyoninae
Genus:	†Prolimnocyon Matthew, 1915
Type species
Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew, 1915
Species
P. antiquus Matthew, 1915 P. atavus Matthew, 1915 P. chowi Meng et al., 1998 P. eerius Gingerich 1989 P. haematus Gingerich & Deutsch 1989

Prolimnocyon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid mammals. Known from the Paleocene to the Eocene of Asia and North America,^[1] it is the earliest known member of the hyaenodontid subfamily Limnocyoninae.^[2]

References

1. "Fossilworks: Prolimnocyon". Retrieved 13 March 2016.
2. Rose, Kenneth D. (2009). The Beginning of the Age of Mammals. JHU Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-8018-9221-9.