Cynarctina Explained

Cynarctina is an extinct clade of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America.^[1] They lived from the Early to Middle Miocene 16.0—10.3 Ma, existing for approximately . Cynarctines had rounded cusps on the molar teeth, similar to those seen in living bears, suggesting that they were likely omnivores.^[2]

Notes and References

1. X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392
2. Book: Wang . Xiaoming . Tedford . Richard H. . 2008 . Dogs, Their Fossil Relatives and Evolutionary History . Columbia . 34 . 978-0-231-13528-3.