†subfamily Prothylacyninae Ameghino 1894 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Sparassodonta - Borhyaenidae

Alternative spelling: Prothylacynidae

Parent taxon: Borhyaenidae according to L. G. Marshall 1979

See also Ameghino 1894, de Muizon 1999, Goin et al. 2007, Marshall 1977 and Marshall 1978

Sister taxa: Angelocabrerus, Argyrolestes, Australohyaena, Borhyaeninae, Eutemodus, Fredszalaya, Nemolestes, Pharsophorus

Subtaxa: Dukecynus Prothylacynus Pseudolycopsis Pseudothylacynus

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Type: Prothylacynus

Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (12 collections), Chile (1), Colombia (1)

Total: 14 collections including 17 occurrences

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