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Hyainailouroidea

Mammalia - Creodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Hyainailouroidea Borths et al.
2019Hyainailouroidea Borths and Stevens
2019Hyainailouroidea Solé and Mennecart

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyainailouroidea
superfamilyHyainailouroidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Hyainailouroidea Borths et al. 2016
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Unr. †Hyainailouridae Solé et al. 2015
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G. †Apterodon Fischer 1880
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Apterodon altidens Schlosser 1910
†Apterodon gaudryi Fischer 1880
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Invalid names: Apterodon flonheimensis Andreae 1887 [synonym]
†Apterodon intermedius Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005
†Apterodon langebadreae Grohé et al. 2012
†Apterodon macrognathus Andrews 1904
†Apterodon rauenbergensis Frey et al. 2010
†Apterodon saghensis Simons and Gingerich 1976
Invalid names: Dasyurodon Andreae 1887 [synonym]
G. †Quasiapterodon Lavrov 1999
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†Quasiapterodon minutus Schlosser 1910
Unr. †Hyainailourinae Pilgrim 1932
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G. †Akhnatenavus Holroyd 1999
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†Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon Borths et al. 2016
G. †Hemipsalodon Cope 1885
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†Hemipsalodon grandis Cope 1885
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Invalid names: Hemipsalodon cooki Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
†Hemipsalodon viejaensis Gustafson 1986
Tr. †Hyainailourini Ginsburg 1980
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G. †Exiguodon Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Falcatodon Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Sectisodon Morales and Pickford 2017
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†Sectisodon occultus Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Hyainailouros Stehlin 1907
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†Hyaenailurus sulzeri Biedermann 1863
†Hyainailouros bugtiensis Pilgrim 1912
†Hyainailouros fourtaui von Koenigswald 1947
†Hyainailouros napakensis Ginsburg 1980
†Hyainailouros nyanzae Savage 1965
†Hyainailouros sulzeri Biedermann 1863
G. †Isohyaenodon Savage 1965
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†Isohyaenodon andrewsi Savage 1956
†Isohyaenodon pilgrimi Savage 1965
†Isohyaenodon zadoki Savage 1965
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Invalid names: Isohyaenodon matthewi Savage 1956 [synonym]
G. †Kerberos Solé et al. 2015
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†Kerberos langebadreae Solé et al. 2015
G. †Leakitherium Savage 1965
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†Leakitherium hiwegi Savage 1965
G. †Megistotherium Savage 1973
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G. †Metapterodon Stromer 1923
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†Metapterodon kaiseri Stromer 1926
†Metapterodon markgrafi Holroyd 1999
†Metapterodon schlosseri Holroyd 1999
†Metapterodon stromeri Morales et al. 1998
G. †Mlanyama Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
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†Mlanyama sugu Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Orienspterodon Egi et al. 2007
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G. †Parapterodon Lange-Badre 1979
Tr. †Paroxyaenini Lavrov 2007
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G. †Paroxyaena Martin 1906
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†Paroxyaena galliae Filhol 1881
†Paroxyaena pavlovi Lavrov 2007
G. †Parvavorodon Solé et al. 2014
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†Parvavorodon gheerbranti Solé et al. 2014
G. †Pterodon Blainville 1839
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†Pterodon africanus Andrews 1903
†Pterodon dasyuroides Blainville 1839
†Pterodon hyaenoides Matthew and Granger 1925
†Pterodon leptognathus Osborn 1909
†Pterodon magnus Rütimeyer 1891
†Pterodon nyanzae Savage 1965
†Pterodon phiomensis Osborn 1909
†Pterodon syrtos Holroyd 1999
G. †Simbakubwa Borths and Stevens 2019
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†Simbakubwa kutokaafrika Borths and Stevens 2019
Invalid names: Dissopsalini Morales and Pickford 2017 [empty], Metapterodontini Morales and Pickford 2017 [empty], Pterodontinae Polly 1996 [synonym]
G. †Kyawdawia Egi et al. 2005
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†Kyawdawia lupina Egi et al. 2005
G. †Metasinopa Osborn 1909
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†Metasinopa fraasii Osborn 1909
†Metasinopa napaki Savage 1965
†Metasinopa osborni Holroyd 1994
G. †Paratritemnodon Ranga Rao 1973
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†Paratritemnodon indicus Ranga Rao 1973
†Paratritemnodon jandewalensis Thewissen et al. 2001
Unr. †Teratodontinae Savage 1965
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G. †Anasinopa Savage 1965
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†Anasinopa haasi Tchernov 1987
†Anasinopa leakeyi Savage 1965
G. †Brychotherium Holroyd 1994
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†Brychotherium atrox Holroyd 1994
†Brychotherium ephalmos Holroyd 1994
†Brychotherium ethiopica Andrews 1906
G. †Buhakia Morlo et al. 2007
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†Buhakia moghraensis Morlo et al. 2007
G. †Dissopsalis Pilgrim 1910
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†Dissopsalis carnifex Pilgrim 1910
G. †Ekweeconfractus Flink et al. 2021
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†Ekweeconfractus amorui Flink et al. 2021
G. †Furodon Solé et al. 2014
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†Furodon crocheti Solé et al. 2014
G. †Glibzegdouia Crochet et al. 2001
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†Glibzegdouia tabelbalaensis Crochet et al. 2001
G. †Masrasector Simons and Gingerich 1974
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†Masrasector aegypticum Simons and Gingerich 1974
†Masrasector ligabuei Crochet et al. 1990
†Masrasector nananubis Borths and Seiffert 2017
G. †Pakakali Borths and Stevens 2017
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†Pakakali rukwaensis Borths and Stevens 2017
G. †Teratodon Savage 1965
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†Teratodon enigmae Savage 1965
†Teratodon spekei Savage 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Serravallian or 47.80000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (105 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Teratodontinae indet., Furodon crocheti, Parvavorodon gheerbranti (87795)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Glibzegdouia tabelbalaensis (36612 77016) Glibzegdouia tabelbalaensis, Furodon crocheti (77014) Parvavorodon gheerbranti (77019)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Pterodon sp. (149173)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan Paratritemnodon jandewalensis (95142)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Pakistan (North-West Frontier) Paratritemnodon indicus (28978) Paratritemnodon jandewalensis (87963)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3India (Jammu and Kashmir) Paratritemnodon indicus (180536 180572)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Pterodon dahkoensis (179573)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Hemipsalodon grandis (16842)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Pterodon hyaenoides (174962)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Henan) Orienspterodon dahkoensis (42165) Pterodon dahkoensis (180849)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Pterodon sp. (31741)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar Kyawdawia lupina (41143 41320 41393 41456 78056) Orienspterodon dahkoensis (41108)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Kerberos langebadreae (183349)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Libya Apterodon langebadreae (174667 174668 174670) Apterodon sp. (174671) Apterodon sp., Apterodon langebadreae (174669)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Algeria Hyainailourinae indet., Creodonta indet. (59733)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (New Mexico) Hemipsalodon grandis (16867)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Hemipsalodon viejaensis (16827 16835)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Pterodon dasyuroides (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Apterodon saghensis (175910) Apterodon sp. (181545 181549)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Pterodon sp. (31760)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Hemipsalodon grandis (16919 101961)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hemipsalodon cooki (17045) Hemipsalodon sp. (16960)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Paroxyaena pavlovi (183665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) Paroxyaena galliae (182807)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Masrasector ligabuei (162464)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany Apterodon sp. (46097)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) Apterodon sp. (167537)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Apterodon altidens (175909) Apterodon sp., Metasinopa sp., Pterodontinae new genus and species D, Brychotherium ephalmos, Akhnatenavus leptognathus, Masrasector sp. (60127) Metapterodon brachycephalus (174031) Metapterodon schlosseri, Pterodon africanus, Apterodon macrognathus, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon phiomensis (175420) Metasinopa sp., Metapterodon schlosseri, Pterodontinae new genus and species C (12950) Pterodon africanus, Apterodon macrognathus (65960) Pterodon sp. (12968) Pterodon syrtos, Apterodon macrognathus, Pterodontinae sp. A. (12960) Pterodontinae sp. A (12954) Pterodontinae sp. C (191412)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Apterodon sp. (65088)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Carnivora indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Apterodon gaudryi (65077)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (184763)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt Masrasector aegypticum (71943)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya (Turkana) Hyainailouros sp. (174662)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya Apterodon gaudryi (174672) Masrasector sp., Apterodon gaudryi (166975 174673)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Tanzania (Mbeya) Pakakali rukwaensis (167432)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Ethiopia Hyainailouros sp. (71941)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Kenya Teratodon sp. (27855)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Kenya (Rift Valley) Mlanyama sugu (174664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Anasinopa leakeyi (21736) Anasinopa leakeyi, Metapterodon kaiseri (146600) Creodonta indet. (70808) Simbakubwa kutokaafrika (220704) Teratodon spekei (21721)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Egypt Teratodon sp. (70646)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia Metapterodon stromeri, Teratodontidae indet. (70807)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Hyainailouros sulzeri (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya Megistotherium osteothlastes (13065)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Buhakia sp. II (168035) Isohyaenodon sp. (168036) Isohyaenodon sp., Metapterodon kaiseri (146601)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Anasinopa leakeyi, Ekweeconfractus amorui (122454)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Leakitherium sp., Metapterodon stromeri, Isohyaenodon pilgrimi, Teratodon spekei, Metasinopa napaki, Pterodon africanus, Isohyaenodon zadoki (28441)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Anasinopa leakeyi (38060 146599) Pterodon africanus, Metapterodon kaiseri, Metapterodon zadoki, Anasinopa leakeyi, Pterodon nyanzae, Leakitherium hiwegi (21725) Teratodon spekei, Teratodon enigmae (21726)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hyainailouros sulzeri (49102)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) Hyainailouros sulzeri (180629)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Hyainailouros sulzeri (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) Hyainailouros bugtiensis (69540)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Megistotherium osteothlastes, Hyainailouros fortaui, Buhakia moghraensis (53970)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Hyainailouros sulzeri (69116)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71443 71444)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Kenya Dissopsalis pyroclasticus (22070)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Hyainailourus sulzeri (21855)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Kenya Pterodon nyanzae (21724)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Jammu and Kashmir) Dissopsalis sp. (11797)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) Dissopsalis carnifex (13489)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71451) Pterodon sp. (71449)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Dissopsalis sp., Megistotherium osteothlastes (21340)