{{Short description|Extinct genus of carnivores}} {{automatic taxobox | fossil_range = | image = | image_caption = | display_parents =3 | taxon=Amphicyanis | authority = Springhorn (1977) | type_species = Amphicyanis felinoides | synonyms = }}
'''''Amphicyanis''''' is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Eurasia and North America.<ref>{{Paleodb|taxon|41270|Amphicyanis}}</ref>
''Amphicyanis'' was named by Springhorn (1977).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Springhorn |first=Rain |date=1977 |title=Revision der alttertiären europäischen Amphicyonidae (Carnivora, Mammalia) |trans-title=Revision of Paleogene European Amphicyonidae (Carnivora, Mammalia)|journal=Palaeontographica, Abteilung A |volume=158 |pages=26-113 |url=https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/pala/detail/A158/70930/Revision_der_alttertiaren_europaischen_Amphicyonid}}</ref> It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Carroll (1988).<ref>R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York 1-698</ref>
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Category:Amphicyonidae Category:Prehistoric mammals of North America Category:Monotypic prehistoric carnivoran genera
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