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Hyaenodontoidea

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy
Hyaenodontoidea was named by Leidy (1869).

It was assigned to Hyaenodonta by Van Valen (1967); and to Hyaenodonta by Solé and Mennecart (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Hyaenodontoidea Leidy
1967Hyaenodontoidea Van Valen
2019Hyaenodontoidea Solé and Mennecart

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869

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.

Superfm. †Hyaenodontoidea Leidy 1869
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Fm. †Hyaenodontidae Leidy 1869
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G. †Acrohyaenodon Ameghino 1904
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Acrohyaenodon acutidens Rovereto 1914
Acrohyaenodon pungens Ameghino 1904
G. †Ahknatenavus Holroyd 1999
Subfm. †Arfiinae Solé et al. 2014
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G. †Arfia Van Valen 1965
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Arfia gingerichi Smith and Smith 2001
Arfia junnei Gingerich 1989
Arfia langebadreae Lavrov and Lopatin 2004
Arfia opisthotoma Matthew 1901
Arfia palustris Tong and Wang 2006
Arfia shoshoniensis Matthew and Granger 1915
Arfia zele Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Invalid names: Anthracoxyaena Tong and Wang 2006 [synonym]
G. †Boritia Solé et al. 2014
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Boritia duffaudi Solé et al. 2014
G. †Cartierodon Solé and Mennecart 2019
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Cartierodon egerkingensis Solé and Mennecart 2019
G. †Cynohyaenodon Filhol 1873
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Cynohyaenodon cayluxi Filhol 1873
Cynohyaenodon lautricensis Lange-Badré 1978
Cynohyaenodon magnus Crochet 1988
Cynohyaenodon minor Filhol 1877
Cynohyaenodon ruetimeyeri Lange-Badré 1979
Cynohyaenodon trux Solé et al. 2014
Invalid names: Pseudosinopa Deperet 1917 [synonym]
G. †Eurotherium Polly and Lange-Badré 1993
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Eurotherium matthesi Lange-Badré and Haubold 1990
Eurotherium theriodis Van Valen 1965
Subfm. †Hyaenodontinae Trouessart 1885
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G. †Hyaenodon Laizer and Parieu 1838
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Hyaenodon americanus Bravard 1858
Hyaenodon bavaricus Dehm 1935
Hyaenodon brachycephalus Osborn 1909
Hyaenodon brevirostrus Macdonald 1970
Hyaenodon chunkhtensis Dashzeveg 1985
Hyaenodon crucians Leidy 1853
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Invalid names: Hyaenodon minutus Douglass 1902 [synonym], Hyaenodon paucidens Osborn and Wortman 1894 [synonym]
Hyaenodon cruentus Leidy 1853
Hyaenodon dubius Filhol 1873
Hyaenodon eminus Matthew and Granger 1925
Hyaenodon filholi Schlosser 1877
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Invalid names: Hyaenodon vulpinus Filhol 1876 [synonym]
Hyaenodon gigas Dashzeveg 1985
Hyaenodon horridus Leidy 1853
Hyaenodon incertus Dashzeveg 1985
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Invalid names: Pterodon exploratus Dashzeveg 1985 [synonym]
Hyaenodon leptorhynchus Laizer and Parieu 1838
Hyaenodon megaloides Mellett 1977
Hyaenodon microdon Mellett 1977
Hyaenodon minor Lange-Badré 1979
Hyaenodon mongoliensis Dashzeveg 1964
Hyaenodon montanus Douglass 1902
Hyaenodon mustelinus Scott 1894
Hyaenodon neimongoliensis Huang and Zhu 2002
Hyaenodon pervagus Matthew and Granger 1924
Hyaenodon raineyi Gustafson 1986
Hyaenodon venturae Mellett 1977
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Invalid names: Hyaenodon exiguus Stock 1933 [synonym]
Hyaenodon vetus Stock 1933
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Invalid names: Pterodon californicus Stock 1933 [synonym]
Hyaenodon weilini Wang et al. 2005
Hyaenodon yuanchuensis Young 1937
Invalid names: Protohyaenodon Stock 1933 [synonym], Pseudopterodon Schlosser 1887 [synonym], Taxotherium Blainville 1841 [synonym]
G. †Isphanatherium Lavrov and Averianov 1998
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Isphanatherium ferganensis Lavrov and Averianov 1998
G. †Megalopterodon Dashzeveg 1964
G. †Neoparapterodon Lavrov 1996
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Neoparapterodon rechetovi Dashzeveg 1985
G. †Propterodon Martin 1906
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Propterodon morrisi Matthew and Granger 1924
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Invalid names: Propterodon irdinensis Matthew and Granger 1925 [synonym]
Propterodon panganensis de Bonis et al. 2018
Propterodon tongi Liu and Huang 2002
Propterodon witteri Zack 2019
Subfm. †Indohyaenodontinae Solé et al. 2014
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G. †Indohyaenodon Bajpai et al. 2009
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Indohyaenodon raoi Bajpai et al. 2009
G. †Yarshea Egi et al. 2004
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Yarshea cruenta Egi et al. 2004
G. †Ischnognathus Stovall 1948
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Ischnognathus savagei Stovall 1948
Subfm. †Koholiinae Crochet 1988
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G. †Boualitomus Gheerbrant et al. 2006
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Boualitomus marocanensis Gheerbrant et al. 2006
G. †Koholia Crochet 1988
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Koholia atlasense Crochet 1988
G. †Lahimia Solé et al. 2009
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Lahimia selloumi Solé et al. 2009
G. †Leonhardtina Matthes 1952
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Leonhardtina godinoti Solé et al. 2014
Leonhardtina gracilis Matthes 1952
Leonhardtina meridianum Solé et al. 2020
G. †Matthodon Lange-Badré and Haubold 1990
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Matthodon menui Rich 1971
Matthodon peignei Solé et al. 2020
Matthodon tritens Lange-Badré and Haubold 1990
G. †Neohyaenodon Thorpe 1922
G. †Oxyaenoides Matthes 1967
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Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis Solé et al. 2020
Oxyaenoides bicuspidens Matthes 1967
Oxyaenoides lindgreni Rich 1971
Oxyaenoides schlosseri Rütimeyer 1891
Invalid names: Francotherium Rich 1971 [synonym]
G. †Paracynohyaenodon Martin 1906
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Paracynohyaenodon magnus Crochet 1991
G. †Preregidens Solé et al. 2015
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Preregidens langebadrae Solé et al. 2015
Unr. †Prionogalidae Morales et al. 2008
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G. †Namasector Morales et al. 2008
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Namasector soriae Morales et al. 2008
G. †Prionogale Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
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Prionogale breviceps Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
G. †Prodissopsalis Matthes 1950
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Prodissopsalis eocaenicus Matthes 1952
Invalid names: Imperatoria Matthes 1952 [synonym]
G. †Protopsalis Cope 1880
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Protopsalis tigrinus Cope 1880
G. †Quercytherium Filhol 1880
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Quercytherium simplicidens Solé et al. 2014
Quercytherium tenebrosum Solé et al. 2014
G. †Schizophagus Lange-Badre 1975
Subfm. †Sinopinae Solé et al. 2014
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G. †Acarictis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
G. †Galecyon Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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Galecyon chronius Zack 2011
Galecyon gallus Solé et al. 2013
Galecyon mordax Matthew and Granger 1915
Galecyon morloi Smith and Smith 2001
Galecyon peregrinus Zack 2011
G. †Gazinocyon Polly 1996
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Gazinocyon vulpeculus Matthew and Granger 1915
Gazinocyon whitiae Cope 1882
G. †Prototomus Cope 1874
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Prototomus deimos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Prototomus girardoti Smith and Smith 2001
Prototomus martis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Prototomus minimus Smith and Smith 2001
Prototomus phobos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Prototomus robustus Matthew and Granger 1915
G. †Proviverroides Bown 1982
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G. †Pyrocyon Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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Pyrocyon dioctetus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Pyrocyon strenuus Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
G. †Sinopa Leidy 1871
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Sinopa aculeatus Cope 1872
Sinopa ethiopica Andrews 1906
Sinopa eximia Leidy 1873
Sinopa grangeri Matthew 1906
Sinopa insectivorus Cope 1871
Sinopa jilinia Morlo et al. 2014
Sinopa lania Matthew 1909
Sinopa major Wortman 1902
Sinopa minor Wortman 1902
Sinopa pungens Cope 1872
Sinopa rapax Leidy 1871
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Invalid names: Stypolophus aculeatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
Sinopa viverrinus Cope 1874
Invalid names: Stypolophus Cope 1871 [synonym], Triacodon Marsh 1871 [synonym]
G. †Tritemnodon Matthew 1906
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Tritemnodon agilis Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Sinopa gracilis Wortman 1902 [synonym], Stypolophus brevicolcarabus Cope 1872 [synonym]
Tritemnodon hians Cope 1877
Tritemnodon strenuus Cope 1875
G. †Thereutherium Filhol 1876
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Thereutherium thylacodes Filhol 1876
G. †Tinerhodon Gheerbrant 1995
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Tinerhodon disputatus Gheerbrant 1995
Invalid names: Hyaenaelurinae Pilgrim 1932 [empty]
Subfm. †Proviverrinae Schlosser 1886
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G. †Alienetherium Lange-Badre 1981
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Alienetherium buxwilleri Lange-Badré 1981
G. †Allopterodon Ginsburg 1978
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Allopterodon bulbosus Lange-Badré 1979
Allopterodon minor Lange-Badré 1979
Allopterodon torvidus Van Valen 1965
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Invalid names: Prodissopsalis phonax Van Valen 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hurzelerius Lange-Badré 1984 [synonym]
G. †Consobrinus Lange-Badre 1979
G. †Deltatherium Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Lipodectes penetrans Cope 1881 [synonym]
Invalid names: Lipodectes Cope 1881 [synonym]
G. †Didelphodus Cope 1882
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Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881
Didelphodus altidens Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Didelphodus ventanus White 1952 [synonym], Phenacops incerta Matthew 1909 [synonym]
Didelphodus rheos Storer 1995
Didelphodus serus Storer 1984
Invalid names: Didelphyodus Winge 1923 [synonym], Phenacops Matthew 1909 [synonym]
G. †Lesmesodon Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
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Lesmesodon behnkeae Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
Lesmesodon edingeri Morlo and Habersetzer 1999
G. †Minimovellentodon Solé et al. 2014
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Minimovellentodon russelli Solé et al. 2014
G. †Morlodon Solé 2013
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Morlodon vellerei Solé 2013
G. †Paenoxyaenoides Lange-Badre 1979
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Paenoxyaenoides liguritor Lange-Badré 1979
G. †Parvagula Lange-Badré 1987
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Parvagula palulae Lange-Badré 1987
G. †Praecodens Lange-Badre 1981
G. †Proviverra Rütimeyer 1862
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Proviverra americana Scott 1892
Proviverra americanus Scott 1892
Proviverra edingeri Springhorn 1982
Proviverra longipes Peterson 1919
Proviverra typica Rütimeyer 1862
Invalid names: Geiselotherium Matthes 1952 [synonym], Mimocyon Peterson 1919 [synonym], Prorhyzaena Rutimeyer 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available