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Hyainailouridae

Mammalia - Creodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Hyainailouridae Solé et al.
2016Hyainailouridae Borths et al.
2019Hyainailouridae 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyainailouroidea
—HyainailouridaeSolé et al. 2015
—HyainailouridaeSolé et al. 2015

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.

Unr. †Hyainailouridae Solé et al. 2015
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G. †Apterodon Fischer 1880
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†Apterodon altidens Schlosser 1910
†Apterodon gaudryi Fischer 1880
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Invalid names: Apterodon flonheimensis Andreae 1887 [synonym]
†Apterodon intermedius Lange-Badré and Böhme 2005
†Apterodon langebadreae Grohé et al. 2012
†Apterodon macrognathus Andrews 1904
†Apterodon rauenbergensis Frey et al. 2010
†Apterodon saghensis Simons and Gingerich 1976
Invalid names: Dasyurodon Andreae 1887 [synonym]
G. †Quasiapterodon Lavrov 1999
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†Quasiapterodon minutus Schlosser 1910
Unr. †Hyainailourinae Pilgrim 1932
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G. †Akhnatenavus Holroyd 1999
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†Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon Borths et al. 2016
G. †Hemipsalodon Cope 1885
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†Hemipsalodon grandis Cope 1885
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Invalid names: Hemipsalodon cooki Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym]
†Hemipsalodon viejaensis Gustafson 1986
Tr. †Hyainailourini Ginsburg 1980
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G. †Exiguodon Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Falcatodon Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Sectisodon Morales and Pickford 2017
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†Sectisodon occultus Morales and Pickford 2017
G. †Hyainailouros Stehlin 1907
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†Hyaenailurus sulzeri Biedermann 1863
†Hyainailouros bugtiensis Pilgrim 1912
†Hyainailouros fourtaui von Koenigswald 1947
†Hyainailouros napakensis Ginsburg 1980
†Hyainailouros nyanzae Savage 1965
†Hyainailouros sulzeri Biedermann 1863
G. †Isohyaenodon Savage 1965
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†Isohyaenodon andrewsi Savage 1956
†Isohyaenodon pilgrimi Savage 1965
†Isohyaenodon zadoki Savage 1965
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Invalid names: Isohyaenodon matthewi Savage 1956 [synonym]
G. †Kerberos Solé et al. 2015
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†Kerberos langebadreae Solé et al. 2015
G. †Leakitherium Savage 1965
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†Leakitherium hiwegi Savage 1965
G. †Megistotherium Savage 1973
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G. †Metapterodon Stromer 1923
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†Metapterodon kaiseri Stromer 1926
†Metapterodon markgrafi Holroyd 1999
†Metapterodon schlosseri Holroyd 1999
†Metapterodon stromeri Morales et al. 1998
G. †Mlanyama Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
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†Mlanyama sugu Rasmussen and Gutierrez 2009
G. †Orienspterodon Egi et al. 2007
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G. †Parapterodon Lange-Badre 1979
Tr. †Paroxyaenini Lavrov 2007
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G. †Paroxyaena Martin 1906
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†Paroxyaena galliae Filhol 1881
†Paroxyaena pavlovi Lavrov 2007
G. †Parvavorodon Solé et al. 2014
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†Parvavorodon gheerbranti Solé et al. 2014
G. †Pterodon Blainville 1839
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†Pterodon africanus Andrews 1903
†Pterodon dasyuroides Blainville 1839
†Pterodon hyaenoides Matthew and Granger 1925
†Pterodon leptognathus Osborn 1909
†Pterodon magnus Rütimeyer 1891
†Pterodon nyanzae Savage 1965
†Pterodon phiomensis Osborn 1909
†Pterodon syrtos Holroyd 1999
G. †Simbakubwa Borths and Stevens 2019
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†Simbakubwa kutokaafrika Borths and Stevens 2019
Invalid names: Dissopsalini Morales and Pickford 2017 [empty], Metapterodontini Morales and Pickford 2017 [empty], Pterodontinae Polly 1996 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Serravallian or 47.80000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Algeria (Bechar region) Parvavorodon gheerbranti (77019)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Tunisia Parvavorodon gheerbranti (87795)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Pterodon sp. (149173)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Hemipsalodon grandis (16842)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Henan) Orienspterodon dahkoensis (42165) Pterodon dahkoensis (180849)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Pterodon hyaenoides (174962)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Pterodon dahkoensis (179573)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Kerberos langebadreae (183349)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Pterodon sp. (31741)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Myanmar Orienspterodon dahkoensis (41108)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Libya Apterodon langebadreae (174667 174668 174670) Apterodon sp. (174671) Apterodon sp., Apterodon langebadreae (174669)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Algeria Hyainailourinae indet. (59733)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Hemipsalodon viejaensis (16827 16835)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (New Mexico) Hemipsalodon grandis (16867)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Pterodon dasyuroides (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Pterodon sp. (31760)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Apterodon saghensis (175910) Apterodon sp. (181545 181549)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hemipsalodon cooki (17045) Hemipsalodon sp. (16960)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Hemipsalodon grandis (16919 101961)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) Paroxyaena galliae (182807)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Paroxyaena pavlovi (183665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (41652)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany Apterodon sp. (46097)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) Apterodon sp. (167537)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Apterodon altidens (175909) Apterodon sp., Pterodontinae new genus and species D, Akhnatenavus leptognathus (60127) Metapterodon brachycephalus (174031) Metapterodon schlosseri, Pterodon africanus, Apterodon macrognathus, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon phiomensis (175420) Metapterodon schlosseri, Pterodontinae new genus and species C (12950) Pterodon africanus, Apterodon macrognathus (65960) Pterodon sp. (12968) Pterodon syrtos, Apterodon macrognathus, Pterodontinae sp. A. (12960) Pterodontinae sp. A (12954) Pterodontinae sp. C (191412)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (184763)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Carnivora indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Apterodon gaudryi (65077)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Apterodon sp. (65088)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya (Turkana) Hyainailouros sp. (174662)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya Apterodon gaudryi (166975 174672 174673)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Ethiopia Hyainailouros sp. (71941)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Kenya (Rift Valley) Mlanyama sugu (174664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Libya Megistotherium osteothlastes (13065)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Isohyaenodon sp. (168036) Isohyaenodon sp., Metapterodon kaiseri (146601)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany Hyainailouros sulzeri (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Kenya Creodonta indet. (70808) Simbakubwa kutokaafrika (220704)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia Metapterodon stromeri (70807)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya Pterodon africanus, Metapterodon kaiseri, Metapterodon zadoki, Pterodon nyanzae, Leakitherium hiwegi (21725)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hyainailouros sulzeri (49102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Leakitherium sp., Metapterodon stromeri, Isohyaenodon pilgrimi, Pterodon africanus, Isohyaenodon zadoki (28441)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) Hyainailouros sulzeri (180629)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Hyainailouros sulzeri (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Hyainailouros sulzeri (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) Hyainailouros bugtiensis (69540)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Egypt Megistotherium osteothlastes, Hyainailouros fortaui (53970)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71443 71444)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Namibia Hyainailourus sulzeri (21855)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Kenya Pterodon nyanzae (21724)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Megistotherium osteothlastes (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71451) Pterodon sp. (71449)