Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Synonym: Ailuraena Stirton and Christian 1940
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1921. Descriptions of species of Pleistocene Vertebrata, types or specimens of most of which are preserved in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59:599-642
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to H. Galiano and D. Frailey 1977
See also Berta 1981, Berta 1998, Carroll 1988, Geraads 1997, Hay 1921, Kurten 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Kurten and Werdelin 1988, Stirton and Christian 1940, Werdelin and Peigne 2010 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991
Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, 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, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena
Subtaxa: Chasmaporthetes australis Chasmaporthetes borissiaki Chasmaporthetes exitelus Chasmaporthetes kani Chasmaporthetes lunensis Chasmaporthetes nitidula Chasmaporthetes ossifragus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (2 collections), Croatia (1), France (3), Italy (2), South Africa (5), Spain (2), United States (5: Arizona, Florida)
• Blancan of Mexico (3), United States (7: Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Texas)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Italy (1), South Africa (2), Tajikistan (1)
• Pliocene of China (4), Ethiopia (1), France (1), Greece (1), Morocco (2), South Africa (3), Spain (2), Tajikistan (1), Turkey (1), Ukraine (1)
• MN 13 of China (1)
• Miocene of Greece (2)
Total: 55 collections including 58 occurrences
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