Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Alternative spelling: Dinocyon (Borophagus)

Synonyms: Hyaenognathus Merriam 1903, Osteoborus Stirton and VanderHoof 1933, Pliogulo White 1941, Porthocyon Merriam 1903

Parent taxon: Borophagina according to X. Wang et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Carpocyon, Epicyon, Paratomarctus, Protepicyon

Subtaxa: Borophagus diversidens, Borophagus dudleyi, Borophagus hilli, Borophagus littoralis, Borophagus orc, Borophagus parvus, Borophagus pugnator, Borophagus secundus

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Type: Borophagus diversidens

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore