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Pachycrocuta (brown hyaena)
Taxonomy
Pachycrocuta was named by Kretzoi (1938). It is extant.
It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Werdelin and Peigne (2010), Medin et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Werdelin and Peigne (2010), Medin et al. (2017).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Pachycrocuta Kretzoi p. 118 |
| 1988 | Pachycrocuta Carroll |
| 1991 | Pachycrocuta Werdelin and Solunias |
| 2010 | Pachycrocuta Werdelin and Peigne p. 642 |
| 2017 | Pachycrocuta Medin et al. p. 28 |
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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. Pachycrocuta Kretzoi 1938 [brown hyaena]
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†Pachycrocuta bellax Ewer 1954
†Pachycrocuta brevirostris Gervais 1850
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Invalid names: Hyaena robusta Weithofer 1889 [synonym], Hyaena sinensis Owen 1870 [synonym]
†Pachycrocuta licenti Pei 1934
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available