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
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection), Tunisia (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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