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Daphoenictis

Daphoenictis is an extinct cat-like genus of the family Amphicyonidae (bear-dogs), subfamily Daphoeninae, endemic to North America during the Late Eocene- Oligocene epochs (36-26 million years ago), existing for approximately 10.2 million years. Daphoenictis geographical range was mid-western North America; from central Canada, to Texas, U.S.A.