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Acrocyon

Extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont

Acrocyon is an extinct genus of borhyaenid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.

01Description

Acrocyon sectorius, the type species, has been estimated to have had a body mass of about 28.7 kg.

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