Crocuta macrodonta Liu et al. 1978 (spotted hyaena)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Full reference: T.-s. Liu, C.-k. Li, and R.-j. Zhai. 1978. [Pliocene vertebrates of Lantain, Shensi]. Professional Papers of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology 7:149-200

Belongs to Crocuta according to T.-s. Liu et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Crocuta crocuta, Crocuta dbaa, Crocuta dietrichi, Crocuta sivalensis

Type specimen: IVPP V.3093, a partial skull

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Crocuta macrodonta in the database

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