Name
Harpagophagus.
Phonetic
Har-poe-fag-us.
Named By
L. de Bonis - 1971.
Classification
Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Caniformia, Amphicyonidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
H. sanguinensis
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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