"Unlike the familiar amphicyonidae specimens, this animal has a unique fourth lower premolar. "This tooth is particularly important for determining species and genera.

Unlike the familiar amphicyonidae specimens, this animal has a unique fourth lower premolar. This tooth is particularly important for determining species and genera.

The recently-discovered fauna is from a family of predators named the amphicyonidae – the bear-dog – that roamed the mountains over 12 million years ago, with several known species. To determine the ...

The Tartarocyon jawbone comes from 1212 million-year-old marine deposits that were examined in the small French community of Sallespisse. Unlike other amphicyonidae specimens, it has a unique ...