Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Alternative combination: Canis hyaena
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Hyaena according to K.-P. Koepfli et al. 2006
See also International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1998, Kurten 1968, Linnaeus 1758, Rieger 1981, Thomas 1911 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991
Sister taxa: Hyaena donnezani, Hyaena gigantea, Hyaena gigantea, Hyaena hipparionum, Hyaena macrostoma, Hyaena makapani, Hyaena perrieri, Hyaena prisca, Hyaena salonicae
Subtaxa: Hyaena hyaena barbara Hyaena hyaena dubbah Hyaena hyaena hyaena Hyaena hyaena sultana Hyaena hyaena syriaca
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 15.7, humerus diameter 21.7, radius diameter 11.5, tibia diameter 15.8
Estimated body mass: 30.1 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Austria (1 collection), Egypt (5), Kenya (4), Morocco (4), Sudan (4), Tanzania (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Kenya (2), South Africa (1)
• Pliocene of South Africa (2)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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