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Plithocyon

Plithocyon is an extinct genus of hemicyonine bear of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America and Europe. It lived from ~15.97—11.61 Ma, existing for approximately 4 million years.

Fossil distribution
Sites and age of some specimens: • Hemicyon Quarry, Barstow Formation, San Bernardino County, California ~13.7—11.6 Ma. • Ruby River Basin No.5, Madison County, Montana ~23—5.3 Ma. • Pasalar site, Bursa, Turkey ~16—13.7 Ma. • Pontigne site, France ~11.6—7.2 Ma. ==Species==
Species
Plithocyon antunesi Ginsburg & Morales, 1998 • Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg, 1955 • Plithocyon barstowensis Frick, 1926 • Plithocyon bruneti Ginsburg, 1980 • Plithocyon conquense Ginsberg • Plithocyon ursinus Cope, 1875 ==References==
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