Cynarctina is an extinct clade of the Borophaginae subfamily of canids native to North America.X. Wang, R. H. Tedford, and B. E. Taylor. 1999. Phylogenetic systematics of the Borophaginae (Carnivora: Canidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 243:1-392 They lived from the Early to Middle Miocene 16.0—10.3 Ma, existing for approximately . Cynarctines had rounded cusps on the molar teeth, similar to those seen in living bears, suggesting that they were likely omnivores.
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