The scientific name for these animals is Amphicyonidae. The scientists said in their statement: "They belong to a group of carnivores such as dogs, cats, bears, seals and badgers.

Their scientific name is “Amphicyonidae”. They belong to a group of carnivores such as dogs, cats, bears, seals and badgers. These predators were a widespread part of the European fauna of the ...

"The last European Amphicyonidae disappeared during the late Miocene 7.5 million years ago." READ MORE: Primitive crocodile that roamed prehistoric seas 150 million years ago unearthed READ MORE: ...

It's rare to discover fossils from the mid-Miocene era around the Pyrenees mountain range in southern France. But paleontologists believe they may have discovered a new species after finding a lower ...

The Amphicyonidae family, colloquially known as 'bear dogs', are an extinct family of terrestrial carnivores They first appeared in North America in the middle Eocene around 45 million years ago ...