Tungurictis Colbert 1939 (hyaena)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to R. M. Hunt 1989

See also Carroll 1988 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991

Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lepthyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Gansuyaena

Subtaxa: Tungurictis spocki

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of China (1 collection), Tunisia (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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