Plithocyon

Plithocyon is an extinct genus of hemicyonine bear of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America and Europe. It lived from ~15.97—11.61 Ma, existing for approximately.

Fossil distribution
Sites and age of some specimens:
 * Hemicyon Quarry, Barstow Formation, San Bernardino County, California ~13.7—11.6 Ma.
 * Ruby River Basin No.5, Madison County, Montana ~23—5.3 Ma.
 * Pasalar site, Bursa, Turkey ~16—13.7 Ma.
 * Pontigne site, France ~11.6—7.2 Ma.

Species

 * Plithocyon antunesi Ginsburg & Morales, 1998
 * Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg, 1955
 * Plithocyon barstowensis Frick, 1926
 * Plithocyon bruneti Ginsburg, 1980
 * Plithocyon conquense Ginsberg
 * Plithocyon ursinus Cope, 1875