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Aelurodon is an extinct Canidae genus of the subfamily Borophaginae which lived from the Barstovian land mammal age () of the middle Miocene to the late Miocene epoch (). Aelurodon, Age Range and Collections, PaleoBiology Database yu Aelurodon existed for approximately .
The evolution of Aelurodon is characterized by the progressive development of teeth adapted to a more hypercarnivore diet, a trend consistent with other borophagines. The earliest occurrence of the genus is A. asthenostylus dating from 16. This species then gives rise to two different anagenetic clades around 15 Ma. One comprises the species A. montaneis, A. mcgrewi and A. stirtoni, going extinct around 12 Ma. The other clade persists until and includes A. ferox and A. taxoides. A. taxoides is the most derived and largest species in Aelurodon.
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