Paraenhydrocyon ("beside Enhydrocyon") is an extinct genus of bone crushing omnivorous early canid which inhabited North America during the Early Miocene, 24.8âÂÂ20.4 Ma, existing for approximately .
The dentition suggests that this animal was a hypercarnivore or mesocarnivore. In addition to its retention of several primitive cranial characters, this includes unique sharp-tipped, slender premolars that clearly contrast with the strong premolars of the MesocyonâÂÂEnhydrocyon group, but also parallels that clade by having a reduced metaconid cusp on the lower molars.