†Chasmaporthetes lunensis Del Campana 1914 (hyaena)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Alternative combination: Euryboas lunensis
Belongs to Chasmaporthetes according to H. Galiano and D. Frailey 1977
See also Kurten 1968 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991
Sister taxa: Chasmaporthetes australis, Chasmaporthetes borissiaki, Chasmaporthetes exitelus, Chasmaporthetes kani, Chasmaporthetes nitidula, Chasmaporthetes ossifragus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Croatia (1 collection), France (3), Italy (1), Spain (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1)
• Pliocene of France (1), Greece (1), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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