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Epicyon is an extinct canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs), native to Miocene North America. This genus contained several species of very large canids, such as Epicyon haydeni, which stood 0.95 metres at the shoulder.(Turner)

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  • Alan Turner, "National Geographic: Prehistoric Mammals" (Washington, D.C.: Firecrest Books Ltd., 2004), pp. 112-114. ISBN 0792271343
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