Limnocyoninae ("swamp dogs") is a clade of extinct predatory from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from late Paleocene to late Eocene deposits in North America and Asia. Limnocyonines had only two molars in the upper and lower dentition.[M. Morlo and G. F. Gunnell (2005.) "New species of Limnocyon (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Bridgerian (middle Eocene)." Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 25(1):251-255]
Classification and phylogeny
Taxonomy
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Clade: † Limnocyoninae
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Genus: † Iridodon
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Genus: † Limnocyon (Paraphyly genus)
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† Limnocyon cuspidens
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† Limnocyon potens
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† Limnocyon verus
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Genus: † Oxyaenodon
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Genus: † Prolaena
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Genus: † Prolimnocyon (paraphyletic genus)
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† Prolimnocyon antiquus
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† Prolimnocyon atavus
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† Prolimnocyon chowi
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† Prolimnocyon eerius
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† Prolimnocyon haematus
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† Prolimnocyon sp. South
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Genus: † Thinocyon
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† Thinocyon medius
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† Thinocyon velox
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Incertae sedis:
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† "Thinocyon" sichowensis
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