Plithocyon
Sign in to savePlithocyon 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 .
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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 .
==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.