Thalassictis Nordmann 1850 (hyaena)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Synonyms: Miohyaena Kretzoi 1938, Palhyaena Gervais 1859

Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to L. Werdelin and N. Solunias 1991

See also Carroll 1988, Kurtén 1982 and Scott and Osborn 1890

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, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena

Subtaxa: Thalassictis certa Thalassictis montadai Thalassictis proava Thalassictis robusta Thalassictis sarmatica Thalassictis spelaea Thalassictis wongii

view classification

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Turolian of Greece (1 collection), Spain (2)

• Miocene of China (1), Germany (2), Hungary (1), Moldova (1), Spain (1)

Total: 9 collections including 11 occurrences

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.