Hemicyon

paleontology

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In Miocene Epoch
…first emergence of the bear-dog Hemicyon occurs close to the origin of the bears. The first hyenas, springing from primitive civets, appeared in the Miocene, as did the first sabre-toothed cats of the subfamily Machairodontinae. Primitive antelope, deer, and giraffes appeared in Eurasia during the Miocene. Ancestors of the modern…
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