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Pachycrocuta licenti

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Hyaena licenti was named by Pei (1934). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pachycrocuta licenti by Tong et al. (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Hyaena licenti Pei
2023Pachycrocuta licenti Tong et al.

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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()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusPachycrocutaKretzoi 1938
specieslicenti(Pei 1934)

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.

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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: 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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hebei) Pachycrocuta licenti (197069)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Pachycrocuta licenti (230325)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Pachycrocuta licenti (68380)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Yunnan) Hyaena licenti (36586 36587)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guizhou) Hyaena licenti (51100)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Hubei) Pachycrocuta licenti (234753)