†Gansuyaena megalotis Galiano et al. 2022 (hyaena)
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Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Full reference: H. Galiano, Z. J. Tseng, N. Solounias, X. Wang, Z. X. Qiu and S. C. White. 2022. A new aardwolf-line fossil hyena from Middle and Late Miocene deposits of Linxia Basin, Gansu, China. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 60(2):81-116
Belongs to Gansuyaena according to H. Galiano et al. 2022
Sister taxon: Gansuyaena guerini
Type specimen: IVPP V 13507-1, skull, with IVPP V 13507-2, associated posterior mandibular fragment, a skull
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Gansuyaena megalotis in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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