Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Full reference: H. Galiano and D. Frailey. 1977. Chasmaporthetes kani, new species from China, with remarks on phylogenetic relationships of genera within the Hyaenidae (Mammalia, Carnivora). American Museum Novitates 2632:1-16
Belongs to Chasmaporthetes according to H. Galiano and D. Frailey 1977
Sister taxa: Chasmaporthetes australis, Chasmaporthetes borissiaki, Chasmaporthetes exitelus, Chasmaporthetes lunensis, Chasmaporthetes nitidula, Chasmaporthetes ossifragus
Type specimen: F:AM 99789, a partial skull (palate with nearly complete dentition). Its type locality is Hsiachuang, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in China.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection)
• Pliocene of China (1), Türkiye (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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