Palaearctonyx
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Palaearctonyx is an extinct genus of omnivorous Miacidae which inhabited North America
during the Eocene
living from 50.3—46.2 Ma and existed for approximately .
by Flynn and Galiano (1982); and to Miacidae by Matthew (1909) and Flynn (1998).
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
during the Eocene
Eocene
The Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
living from 50.3—46.2 Ma and existed for approximately .
Taxonomy
Palaearctonyx was named by Matthew (1909). Its type is Palaearctonyx meadi. It was assigned to CaniformiaCaniformia
Caniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
by Flynn and Galiano (1982); and to Miacidae by Matthew (1909) and Flynn (1998).