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
References
Ginsburg, L. & Morales, J. 1998. Les Hemicyoninae (Ursidae, Carnivora, Mammalia) et les formes apparentées du Miocène inférieur et moyen d'Europe occidentale. Ann. Paléontol. 84 (1): 71–123.