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Dinocrocuta algeriensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Percrocutidae

Taxonomy
Hyaena algeriensis was named by Arambourg (1959).

It was recombined as Percrocuta algeriensis by Schmidt-Kittler (1976); it was recombined as Dinocrocuta algeriensis by Qiu et al. (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Hyaena algeriensis Arambourg
1976Percrocuta algeriensis Schmidt-Kittler
1988Dinocrocuta algeriensis Qiu 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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyPercrocutidaeWerdelin and Solounias 1991
genusDinocrocutaSchmidt-Kittler 1976
speciesalgeriensis()

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.

Dinocrocuta algeriensis Arambourg 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Algeria (Oran) Hyaena algeriensis (136913)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Algeria Percrocuta algeriensis (34643)