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Hyaenotherium

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenotherium was named by Semenov (1989).

It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Werdelin and Solunias (1991).

Species
H. wongii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Hyaenotherium Semenov p. 105
1991Hyaenotherium Werdelin and Solunias

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—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
genusHyaenotheriumSemenov 1989

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. †Hyaenotherium Semenov 1989
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†Hyaenotherium wongii Zdansky 1924
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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 11 to the top of the MN 12 or 8.70000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Usak) H. wongii (34462)
MN 118.7 - 7.75Georgia H. magnum (75169)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Samos) H. wongii (202215)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') H. wongii (174455)
MN 127.75 - 7.246Turkey (Anatolia) H. wongi (60534)