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Borhyaenidae

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Borhyaenidae Ameghino p. 115
1935Borhyaenidae Simpson p. 3
1948Borhyaenidae Simpson
1951Borhyaenidae Savage
1953Borhyaenidae Stirton p. 614
1970Borhyaenidae Simpson
1978Borhyaenidae Marshall
1978Borhyaenidae Patterson and Marshall
1979Borhyaenidae Marshall
1981Borhyaenidae Marshall
1994Borhyaenidae de Muizon
1997Borhyaenidae McKenna and Bell
1999Borhyaenidae de Muizon p. 507
2003Borhyaenidae Forasiepi et al.
2007Borhyaenidae Goin et al.
2009Borhyaenidae Forasiepi pp. 105-106
2010Borhyaenidae Goin et al.
2011Borhyaenidae Oliveira and Goin
2020Borhyaenidae Engelman 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
Borhyaenidae()
Borhyaenidae()

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. †Borhyaenidae Savage 1951
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G. †Angelocabrerus Simpson 1970
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Angelocabrerus daptes Simpson 1970
G. †Argyrolestes Ameghino 1902
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Argyrolestes peralestinus Ameghino 1902
G. †Australohyaena Forasiepi et al. 2015
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Australohyaena antiqua Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Borhyaeninae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Acrocyon Ameghino 1887
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Acrocyon riggsi Sinclair 1930
Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Arctodictis Mercerat 1891
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Arctodictis munizi Mercerat 1891
Arctodictis sinclairi Marshall 1978
G. †Borhyaena Ameghino 1887
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Borhyaena macrodonta Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Pseudoborhyaena longaeva Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Borhyaena tuberata Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Acrocyon patagonensis Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Arctodictis australis Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena fera Ameghinor 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena sanguinaria Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Borhyaena zitteli Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Conodonictis exterminator Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Conodonictis rapax Cabrera 1927 [synonym], Conodonictis saeva Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Conodonictis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Dynamictis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Pseudoborhyaena Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
G. †Eutemnodus Bravard 1858
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Eutemnodus acutidens Riggs and Patterson
Eutemnodus americanus Bravard 1858
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Invalid names: Apera sanguinaria Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Hyaenodon sudamericanus Burmeister 1891 [synonym]
Eutemnodus propampina Ameghino 1891
Invalid names: Apera Ameghino 1886 [synonym]
Invalid names: Conodonictidae Ameghino 1935 [synonym], Sparassodontidae Roger 1896 [synonym]
G. †Eutemodus Bravard 1858
G. †Fredszalaya Shockey and Anaya 2008
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Fredszalaya hunteri Shockey and Anaya 2008
G. †Nemolestes Ameghino 1902
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Nemolestes brasiliensis Rangel et al. 2023
Nemolestes lagunafriensis Rangel et al. 2023
Nemolestes spalacotherinus Ameghino 1902
G. †Pharsophorus Ameghino 1897
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Pharsophorus lacerans Ameghino 1897
Pharsophorus tenax Ameghino 1897
Invalid names: Plesiofelis Roth 1903 [synonym]
Subfm. †Prothylacyninae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Dukecynus Goin 1997
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Dukecynus magnus Goin 1997
G. †Prothylacynus Ameghino 1891
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Prothylacynus patagonicus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Agustylus carnifex Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena excavata Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Napodonictis thylacynoides Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Prothylacynus brachyrhynchus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Napodonictis Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Prothylacocyon Winge 1923 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudolycopsis Marschall 1976
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Pseudolycopsis cabrerai Marshall 1976
G. †Pseudothylacynus Ameghino 1902
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Pseudothylacynus rectus Ameghino 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 23.31 kgs
Minimum body mass: 13.83 kgs
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: s = species, subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Goin 1997, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Vizcaíno et al. 2010

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 66.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Borhyaenidae indet. (13782)
Riochican57.0 - 55.8Argentina (Chubut) Nemolestes sp. (13781) Patene sp. (14205)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Argyrolestes peralestinus (176285)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Chile Borhyaenidae indet. (38880)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Borhyaenidae indet., Arminiheringia sp. (118314)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Plesiofelis cretaceus, Plesiofelis schlosseri (176290)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Chubut) Borhyaeninae gen. et sp. indet. C (133039) Nemolestes indet. (176059)
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene47.8 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Borhyaena riggsi (176461)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Angelocabrerus daptes (13779) Nemolestes spalacotherinus (176163)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Brazil (Paraná) Nemolestes sp. (186567)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.3 - 33.9Argentina (Río Negro) Plesiofelis schlosseri (225620)
Priabonian - Rupelian38.0 - 28.1Peru (Loreto) Borhyaenidae indet. (144474)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Chile Borhyaenidae indet. (38072)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Pharsophorus lacerans (176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Borhyaenidae indet., Pharsophorus lacerans, Proborhyaena sp. (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Pharsophorus sp. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Borhyaeninae indet. (152418)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Borhyaenidae indet., Pharsophorus lacerans (14208) Borhyaeninae indet. (133596) Fredszalaya hunteri (133615) Pharsophorus lacerans (133611)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Australohyaena antiqua (50074) Pharsophorus antiquus (176269)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (None) Borhyaenidae indet. (13276)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Australohyaena antiqua (176235) Pharsophorus antiquus, Pharsophorus lacerans (176647) Pharsophorus lacerans, Pharsophorus tenax, Australohyaena antiqua (14211) Pharsophorus sp. (49849)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) Borhyaena macrodonta (236575)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) Borhyaenidae indet. (89029)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Acrocyon riggsi (176459) Borhyaena macrodonta (176436) Borhyaeninae indet., Pseudoborhyaena macrodonta, Pseudoborhyaena longaeva, Acrocyon riggsi, Pseudothylacynus rectus, Arctodictis sinclairi (141368)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Acrocyon sectorius (176580 176581 176594) Arctodictis munizi (176603 206242) Borhyaena tuberata (142529 176565 176566 176576 176578 176582 176585 176596 176636 210638 210786) Borhyaena tuberata, Acrocyon sectorius (176593) Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis munizi (176563) Prothylacynus brachyrhynchus, Napodonictis thylacynoides, Arctodictis munizi, Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena tuberata (142533) Prothylacynus patagonicus (87314 176569 176575 206237) Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena excavata, Borhyaena tuberata (176570) Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena tuberata (176602) Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis munizi (176587) Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena zitteli, Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis munizi (27313)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile (Aisén) Prothylacynus patagonicus, Borhyaena tuberata (139845)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosí) Acrocyon sp. (68402)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquen) Arctodictis sp. (28611)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Borhyaenidae indet. (38071)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Borhyaenidae indet. (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Arctodictis sp. (195258) Borhyaenidae indet. (133441 187949) Dukecynus magnus (187960)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Borhyaenidae indet. (146425)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pseudolycopsis cabrerai (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Borhyaenidae indet. (152061)