Pliocrocuta Kretzoi 1938 (hyaena)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to L. Werdelin and S. Peigne 2010

See also Geraads 1997 and Werdelin and Solunias 1991

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, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena

Subtaxa: Pliocrocuta perrieri

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (6), Germany (2), Spain (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Turkey (1)

• Pliocene of France (2), Morocco (2), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (3), Slovakia (1), Tajikistan (1)

Total: 22 collections including 23 occurrences

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