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Parahyaena

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Parahyaena was named by Hendey (1974). It is extant.

It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Koepfli et al. (2006), Werdelin and Peigne (2010).

Species
P. brunnea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Parahyaena Hendey
1991Parahyaena Werdelin and Solunias
2006Parahyaena Koepfli et al. p. 604
2010Parahyaena Werdelin and Peigne p. 643

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusParahyaenaHendey 1974

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Parahyaena Hendey 1974
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Parahyaena brunnea Thunberg 1820 [brown hyaena]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available