Chlorocyon

Chlorocyon; Temporal range: Lutetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Sparassodonta
Superfamily:	†Borhyaenoidea
Genus:	†Chlorocyon
Species:	†C. phantasma
Binomial name
	†Chlorocyon phantasma; Engelman et al., 2018

Chlorocyon is an extinct monotypic genus of borhyaenoid sparassodont that lived in Chile during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch, during the Mustersan South American land mammal age.

Etymology

The generic name Chlorocyon is a combination of the Greek words chloros, meaning green, and cyon, meaning dog. The specific epithet of the type species, Chlorocyon phantasma, means phantom in Greek.

References

↑ "Chlorocyon". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
↑ Engelman, Russell K.; Flynn, John J.; Gans, Philip; Wyss, André R.; Croft, Darin Andrew (28 December 2018). "Chlorocyon phantasma , a Late Eocene Borhyaenoid (Mammalia: Metatheria: Sparassodonta) from the Los Helados Locality, Andean Main Range, Central Chile". American Museum Novitates. 3918 (3918): 1–22. doi:10.1206/3918.1. ISSN 0003-0082. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] "Chlorocyon". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[2] Engelman, Russell K.; Flynn, John J.; Gans, Philip; Wyss, André R.; Croft, Darin Andrew (28 December 2018). "Chlorocyon phantasma , a Late Eocene Borhyaenoid (Mammalia: Metatheria: Sparassodonta) from the Los Helados Locality, Andean Main Range, Central Chile". American Museum Novitates. 3918 (3918): 1–22. doi:10.1206/3918.1. ISSN 0003-0082. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via BioOne Digital Library.