Paracynarctus is an extinct genus of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America. It lived from the Early Miocene to Middle Miocene 16.0âÂÂ13.6 Ma, existing for approximately . It was likely an omnivore, and lacked the bone-cracking adaptations found in some later borophagines.
P. kelloggi was originally found Virgin Valley, Nevada in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon.