Harpagophagus
Name:Harpagophagus.
Phonetic: Har-poe-fag-us.
Named By: L. de Bonis - 1971.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora,
Caniformia, Amphicyonidae.
Species: H. sanguinensis (type).
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: France.
Time period: Rupelian to Chattian of the Oligocene.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.
Harpagophagus is but one of many ‘bear dog’ genera that lived in Europe during the Oligocene.
Further reading
- Deux nouveaux carnassiers de Phosphorites du Quercy. - Annales de Paleontologie 57:117-127. - L. De Bonis - 1971.
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