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Hyainailouridae

Mammalia - Hyaenodonta

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()
Pancarnivora
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Serravallian or 48.07000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Algeria (Bechar region) Parvavorodon gheerbranti (77019)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Tunisia Parvavorodon gheerbranti (87795)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Namibia (Sperrgebiet) Pterodon sp. (149173)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Pterodon dahkoensis (179573)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Henan) Orienspterodon dahkoensis (42165) Pterodon dahkoensis (180849)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Pterodon hyaenoides (174962)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Hemipsalodon grandis (16842)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Kerberos langebadreae (183349)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Pterodon sp. (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Myanmar Orienspterodon dahkoensis (41108)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Apterodon langebadreae (174667 174668 174670) Apterodon sp. (174671) Apterodon sp., Apterodon langebadreae (174669)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Algeria Hyainailourinae indet. (59733)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (New Mexico) Hemipsalodon grandis (16867)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Hemipsalodon viejaensis (16827 16835)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Paroxyaena pavlovi (183665)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) Paroxyaena galliae (182807)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Pterodon dasyuroides (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Egypt (Fayum) Apterodon saghensis (175910) Apterodon sp. (181545 181549)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Pterodon sp. (31760)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Pterodon africanus, Apterodon macrognathus (65960)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Hemipsalodon grandis (16919 101961)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hemipsalodon cooki (17045) Hemipsalodon sp. (16960)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Apterodon sp. (167537)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany Apterodon sp. (46097)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3United Kingdom (England) Pterodon dasyuroides (184763)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Apterodon gaudryi (65077)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Apterodon sp. (65088)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Carnivora indet. (68021)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (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 sp. (12968) Pterodon syrtos, Apterodon macrognathus, Pterodontinae sp. A. (12960) Pterodontinae sp. A (12954) Pterodontinae sp. C (191412)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Ethiopia Hyainailouros sp. (71941)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kenya (Turkana) Hyainailouros sp. (174662)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kenya Apterodon gaudryi (166975 174672 174673)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Kenya (Rift Valley) Mlanyama sugu (174664)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Namibia Metapterodon stromeri (70807)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Kenya Creodonta indet. (70808) Simbakubwa kutokaafrika (220704)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany Hyainailouros sulzeri (70361)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Namibia (Karas) Isohyaenodon sp. (168036) Isohyaenodon sp., Metapterodon kaiseri (146601)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Libya Megistotherium osteothlastes (13065)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Kenya Pterodon africanus, Metapterodon kaiseri, Metapterodon zadoki, Pterodon nyanzae, Leakitherium hiwegi (21725)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Uganda Leakitherium sp., Metapterodon stromeri, Isohyaenodon pilgrimi, Pterodon africanus, Isohyaenodon zadoki (28441)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Hyainailouros sulzeri (49102)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) Hyainailouros sulzeri (180629)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Hyainailouros sulzeri (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) Hyainailouros bugtiensis (69540)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Hyainailouros sulzeri (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Egypt Megistotherium osteothlastes, Hyainailouros fortaui (53970)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71443 71444)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Kenya Pterodon nyanzae (21724)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Namibia Hyainailourus sulzeri (21855)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Kenya (Central Nyanza) Megistotherium osteothlastes (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Pakistan (Sind) Hyainailouros sulzeri (71451) Pterodon sp. (71449)