†subfamily Ictitheriinae Dietrich 1927 (hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to G. Koufos 2012
See also Ginsburg 1977, Kurtén 1982 and Roussiakis and Theodorou 2003
Sister taxa: Adcrocuta, Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lepthyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Mesoviverrops, Miohyaenotherium, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Protoviverrops, Thalassictis, Tongxinictis, Tungurictis, Gansuyaena
Subtaxa: Protictitherium
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
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