Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988
See also Belyaeva 1948, Kurten 1968, 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, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena
Subtaxa: Lycyaena chaeretis Lycyaena crusafonti Lycyaena dubia Lycyaena macrostoma
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Germany (1 collection)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Chad (1)
• Miocene of Moldova (1), Spain (3), Turkey (1), Ukraine (1)
Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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