Alopecocyon
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The species A. goerichiachensis was first described (but in a different genus) in 1884. The genus was first named in 1940. A second species A. getti was described in 1958.
The species A. getti was proposed to be moved to a new genus Meiniogale in 2002, but this was rejected.
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Characteristics
Alopecocyon differed from the earlier Amphictis in that it had relatively larger second molars compared to the first molars.
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