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Hyaenodon neimongoliensis

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon neimongoliensis was named by Huang and Zhu (2002). Its type specimen is IVPP V12438, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ulantatal (general area), which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Ulantatal Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aymardi, H. compressus, H. requieni, H. matthewsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Hyaenodon neimongoliensis Huang and Zhu

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesneimongoliensis

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.

†Hyaenodon neimongoliensis Huang and Zhu 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Gunnell 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Hyaenodon neimongoliensis (type locality: 174759)