Premise: Agnotherium is an extinct genus of large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe and North Africa from the Early Miocene subepoch to the Middle Miocene subepoch 16.9—11.6 Mya, existing for approximately .
Hypothesis: Agnotherium existed around 12 to 17 million years ago.