Cormocyon is an extinct genus of borophagine canid native to North America. It lived from the Oligocene to the Early Miocene, 30.8âÂÂ20.6 Mya, existing for about . It is regarded as a primitive, transitional member of the Borophagini tribe.
References
- The Terrestrial Eocene-Oligocene Transition in North America By Donald R. Prothero and Robert J. Emry
- Flynn, J.J., 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). pp. 110âÂÂ123 in C.M. Janis, K.M. Scott, and L.L. Jacobs (eds.) Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulatelike Mammals. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.