Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to K.-P. Koepfli et al. 2006
See also Werdelin and Peigne 2010 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991
Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lepthyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena
Subtaxa: Parahyaena brunnea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of South Africa (20 collections), Spain (1), Swaziland (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (2)
• Pliocene of Kenya (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene to Pleistocene of South Africa (1)
Total: 27 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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