Ammitocyon
| Ammitocyon Temporal range: Late Miocene, 9.1 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | †Amphicyonidae |
| Subfamily: | †Thaumastocyoninae |
| Genus: | †Ammitocyon Morales et al., 2021 |
| Type species | |
| †Ammitocyon kainos Morales et al., 2021 | |
Ammitocyon is a genus of large sized carnivoran mammals, belonging to the Amphicyonidae ("bear dogs"), that lived during the Late Miocene in what is now Spain. It is notable for its extreme adaptations towards hypercarnivory, its extremely robust skeleton, and was one of the last surviving members of its family.