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Parahyaena

Mammalia - 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
—Osteichthyes()
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
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:23:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene - Pliocene23.04 - 2.58South Africa Hyaena brunnea (22220)
Miocene - Pleistocene23.04 - 0.0117South Africa Hyaena brunnea (22230)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya P. sp. (22234)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene3.6 - 0.0117South Africa Hyaena brunnea (22330 22332)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Spain (Granada) Hyaena brunnea (77773)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774South Africa Hyaena brunnea (21824) P. brunnea (95150)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117South Africa Hyaena brunnea (21695 21825 21828 21916 21929 21953 21956 22329) Hyaena brunnea, Hyaena brunnea (21931)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0South Africa Hyaena brunnea (21711 21951 21952 21957)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Eswatini Hyaena brunnea (21925)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117South Africa Hyaena brunnea (21709 96974 115184)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0South Africa (N. Transraal) Hyaena brunnea (21693)