Hyaenodontidae

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Hyaenodontidae
Temporal range: 55.2–16.9  Ma
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early Eocene to early Miocene
Hyaenodon horridus skull.jpg
skull of Hyaenodon horridus
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skull of Cynohyaenodon cayluxi
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Superfamily: Hyaenodontoidea
Family: Hyaenodontidae
Leidy, 1869 [1]
Type genus
Hyaenodon
Laizer & Parieu, 1838
Genera
[see text]
Synonyms
list of synonyms:
  • Hyaenodontida (Haeckel, 1895)
  • Hyaenodontoidea (Trouessart, 1885)

Hyaenodontidae ("hyena teeth") is an extinct family of placental mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Hyaenodontids arose during the early Eocene and persisted well into the early Miocene. Fossils of this group have been found in Asia, North America and Europe. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

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References

  1. Leidy J. (1869.) "On the extinct Mammalia of Dakota and Nebraska: including an account of some allied forms from other localities, together with a synopsis of the mammalian remains of North America." Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 7: 1–472.
  2. "The Paleobiology Database Hyaenodontidae page". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  3. Lambert, David and the Diagram Group (1985): The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life. Facts on File Publications, New York. ISBN   0-8160-1125-7
  4. Solé, F.; Falconnet, J.; Yves, L. (2014). "New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (4): 878–917. doi: 10.1111/zoj.12155 .