†Hemicyon Lartet 1851 (bear)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Parent taxon: Ursidae according to Lartet 1851
Sister taxa: Adelpharctos, Agriotheriinae, Amphicynodon, Amphicynodontinae, Dinocyon, Gulonina, Harpaleocyon, Hemicyoninae, Metarctos, Myadina, Taxina, Thaumastocyon, Tremarctinae, Ursinae, Ursulus
Subtaxa: Hemicyon barbouri
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore-carnivore