†Tephrocyon Merriam 1906 (bone-crushing dog)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Parent taxon: Borophagini according to X. Wang et al. 1999
Sister taxa: Aelurodontina, Borophagina, Cormocyon, Cynarctina, Desmocyon, Euoplocyon, Metatomarctus, Microtomarctus, Protomarctus, Psalidocyon
Subtaxa: Tephrocyon rurestris
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore-omnivore