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〕 |subdivision = * †''A. asthenostylus'' * †''A. ferox'' * †''A. mcgrewi'' * †''A. montanensis'' * †''A. stirtoni'' * †''A. taxoides'' |synonyms = * ''Prohyaena'' Schlosser, 1890 * ''Strobodon'' Webb, 1969 }} ''Aelurodon'' is an extinct canine genus of the subfamily Borophaginae which lived from the Barstovian land mammal age () of the middle Miocene to the late Miocene ().〔 〔(Aelurodon, Age Range and Collections, PaleoBiology Database ) yu〕 ''Aelurodon'' existed for approximately . ==Description== ''Aelurodon'' are a part of a clade of canids loosely known as "bone-crushing" or "hyena-like" dogs, that apparently descended from the earlier genera ''Protomarctus'' and ''Tomarctus''.〔 Several species are known from fossils found in the central and western U.S., suggesting a wide geographic range during their peak in the Miocene epoch.〔() List of ''Aelurodon'' specimens from the Berkeley Natural History Museum. (Accessed 4/11/06)〕〔 Large species of ''Aelurodon'' (''A. ferox'' and ''A. taxoides'') may have hunted in packs like modern wolves. The evolution of ''Aelurodon'' is characterized by the progressive development of teeth adapted to a more hypercarnivorous diet, a trend consistent with other borophagines.〔 The earliest occurrence of the genus is ''A. asthenostylus'' dating from 16. This species then gives rise to two different anagenetic clades around 15 Ma. One compromises the species ''A. montaneis'', ''A. mcgrewi'' and ''A. stirtoni'', going extinct around 12 Ma. The other clade persists until and includes ''A. ferox'' and ''A. taxoides''. ''A. taxoides'' is the most derived and largest species in ''Aelurodon''.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aelurodon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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