†Hyaena hipparionum Gervais 1846 (hyaena)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Full reference: P. Gervais. 1846. Observations sur diverses espèces de mammifères fossiles du Midi de la France 253 (§ V. Sur une dent de Squalodon Grateloupii recueillie à Saint-Jean-de-Védas, près Montpellier). Annales Des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie) 5:248-265
Belongs to Hyaena according to P. Gervais 1846
Sister taxa: Hyaena donnezani, Hyaena gigantea, Hyaena gigantea, Hyaena hyaena, Hyaena macrostoma, Hyaena makapani, Hyaena perrieri, Hyaena prisca, Hyaena salonicae
Type specimen: Its type locality is Cucuron, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in France
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cucuron
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