Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Alternative combination: Hyaena abronia
Full reference: Q. B. Hendey. 1974. The Late Cenozoic Carnivora of the South-Western Cape Province. Annals of the South African Museum 63:1-369
Belongs to Ikelohyaena according to L. Werdelin and N. Solunias 1991
See also Hendey 1974
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: L 14186, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is 'E' Quarry, which is in a Pliocene cave sandstone in the Varswater Formation of South Africa.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Kenya (2 collections), South Africa (2)
• Miocene to Pliocene of South Africa (1)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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