Hyaenodictis

Hyaenodictis; Temporal range: Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Mesonychia
Family:	† Mesonychidae
Genus:	† Hyaenodictis ; Lemoine, 1880

Last updated May 27, 2025

Hyaenodictis is an extinct genus of mesonychian that inhabited Eurasia and North America during the Eocene epoch.

Classification

Previously thought to be a junior synonym of Dissacus , Hyaenodictis is now considered a distinct genus and contains the European species H. rougierae and H. raslanloubatieri and the North American species H. willwoodensis.^[1]

References

↑ Solé, Floréal; Fournier, Morgane; Ladevèze, Sandrine; Le Verger, Kévin; Godinot, Marc; Laurent, Yves; Smith, Thierry (18 April 2023). "New postcranial elements of mesonychid mammals from the Ypresian of France: New hypotheses for the radiation and evolution of the mesonychids in Europe" . Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 30 (2): 371–401. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09651-x. ISSN 1064-7554 . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Springer Link.

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[1] Solé, Floréal; Fournier, Morgane; Ladevèze, Sandrine; Le Verger, Kévin; Godinot, Marc; Laurent, Yves; Smith, Thierry (18 April 2023). "New postcranial elements of mesonychid mammals from the Ypresian of France: New hypotheses for the radiation and evolution of the mesonychids in Europe" . Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 30 (2): 371–401. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09651-x. ISSN 1064-7554 . Retrieved 21 November 2024– via Springer Link.

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