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Orienspterodon
''Orienspterodon'' ("eastern '' Pterodon''") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodonts from paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae that lived in China and Myanmar during the middle to late Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', " .... ''Orienspterodon dahkoensis'' was originally assigned to genus '' Pterodon'' in 1975, but was eventually assigned to its own genus in 2007. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Orienspterodon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyainailouridae
Hyainailouridae ("hyena-cats") is a paraphyletic family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct paraphyletic superfamily Hyainailouroidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Hyaenodontids arose during the middle Eocene and persisted well into the middle Miocene. Fossils of this group have been found in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. General characteristics Hyainailourids are characterized by long skulls, slender jaws, slim bodies, and a plantigrade stance. They generally ranged in size from 30 to 140 cm at the shoulder. While some measured as much as 1.4 m high at the shoulder with head-body length up to 3.2 m and weighed up to 1,500 kg, most were in the 5–15 kg range, equivalent to a mid-sized dog. The anatomy of their skulls show that they had a particularly acute sense of smell, while their teeth were adapted for shearing, rather than crushing. At least one hyainailourid lineage, Apterodontinae, was specialised for aquatic, otter-like habits. Range T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyainailourinae
Hyainailourinae ("hyena-cats") is an extinct paraphyletic subfamily of hyainailourid hyaenodonts that lived in Africa, Asia, North America and Europe during the middle Eocene to middle Miocene. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Subfamily: †Hyainailourinae (paraphyletic subfamily) ** Genus: †''Megistotherium'' *** †''Megistotherium osteothlastes'' ** Genus: †'' Mlanyama'' *** †''Mlanyama sugu'' ** Genus: †''Orienspterodon'' *** †''Orienspterodon dahkoensis'' ** Genus: †'' Pakakali'' *** †''Pakakali rukwaensis'' ** Genus: †''Simbakubwa'' *** †''Simbakubwa kutokaafrika'' ** (unranked): †''Akhnatenavus'' clade *** Genus: †'' Akhnatenavus'' **** †''Akhnatenavus leptognathus'' **** †''Akhnatenavus nefertiticyon'' *** Genus: †''Hemipsalodon'' **** †''Hemipsalodon grandis'' **** †''Hemipsalodon viejaensis'' *** Genus: †'' Ischnognathus'' **** †''Ischnognathus savagei'' ** Tribe: † Hyainailourini (polyphyletic tribe) *** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterodon (mammal)
''Pterodon'' ("winged tooth") is an extinct genus of superficially wolf-like hyainailurids from subtribe Pterodontina within polyphyletic tribe Hyainailourini in paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae, that lived in late Eocene Europe. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy ''Pterodon nyanzae'' is now considered to be synonymous with ''Hyainailouros''.Lewis, M. E., Morlo, M. (2010.): "Creodonta". – In : Werdelin, L., Sanders, W. (eds) "Cenozoic Mammals of Africa". University of California Press, Berkeley, pp. 543–560. https://doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520257214.003.0026 Likewise, the putative Asian species ''P. dahkoensis'' is now assigned to its own genus, ''Orienspterodon''. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Pterodon'' are shown in the following cladogram: See also * Mammal classification * Hyainailourini Hyainailourini ("hyena-cats") is an extinct polyphyletic tribe of hyainailourid hyaenodonts from paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyaenodonta
Hyaenodonta (" hyena teeth") is an extinct order of hypercarnivorous placental pan-carnivoran mammals from mirorder Ferae. Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that arose during the early Paleocene in Europe and persisted well into the late Miocene. Characteristics Hyaenodonts are characterized by long skulls, slender jaws, slim bodies and a plantigrade stance. They generally ranged in size from 30 to 140 cm at the shoulder. While '' Simbakubwa kutokaafrika'' may have been up to (surpassing the modern polar bear in size) and ''Hyaenodon gigas'' (the largest species from genus ''Hyaenodon'') was as much as 1.4 m high at the shoulder, 3.0 m long and weighed about 330 kg, most of hyaenodonts were in the 5–15 kg range, equivalent to a mid-sized dog. The anatomy of their skulls show that they had a particularly acute sense of smell, while their teeth were adapted for shearing, rather than crushing. Because of their size range, it is probable that di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tritemnodon
''Tritemnodon'' ("three cutting teeth") was a genus of hyaeanodontids that lived during the early Eocene.Naoko Eg (2004."A new genus and species of hyaenodontid creodont from the Pondaung Formation (Eocene, Myanmar)"''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology'' 24(2): 502–506 Fossils of ''Tritemnodon agilis'' have been found in Utah and Wyoming (Willwood Formation of Big Horn County and the Lower Bridger Formation of Uinta County), and it was the size of a wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un .... Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Tritemnodon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals of North America Prehistoric placental genera {{paleo-mammal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemipsalodon
''Hemipsalodon'' ("half-scissor tooth") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodonts from paraphyletic subfamily Hyainailourinae that lived in North America during the middle to late Eocene.G. F. Gunnell (1998.) "Creodonta". In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.)"Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals" Cambridge University Press, 703 pages Description The skull of ''Hemipsalodon grandis'' is in length, with a lower jaw length of . The most complete skull (''O.M.S.I. No. 619''), belonged to an old individual. It is powerfully-built, and overall superficially resembles the mesonychid '' Harpagolestes''. The nasal opening is quite large. The canines Canine may refer to: Zoology and anatomy * a dog-like Canid animal in the subfamily Caninae ** ''Canis'', a genus including dogs, wolves, coyotes, and jackals ** Dog, the domestic dog * Canine tooth, in mammalian oral anatomy People w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apterodontinae
Apterodontinae ("without winged tooth") is an extinct subfamily of hyainailourid hyaenodonts that lived in Africa and Europe during the late Eocene to middle Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the .... Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Subfamily: †Apterodontinae ** Genus: †'' Apterodon'' *** †''Apterodon altidens'' *** †''Apterodon gaudryi'' *** †''Apterodon langebadreae'' *** †''Apterodon macrognathus'' *** †''Apterodon rauenbergensis'' *** †''Apterodon saghensis'' *** †''Apterodon'' sp. ur At-Talah escarpment, Libya ** Genus: †'' Quasiapterodon'' *** †''Quasiapterodon minutus'' Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of subfamily Apterodontinae are shown in the following cladogram: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q34514 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyainailouroidea
Hyainailouroidea (" hyena- cats") is a paraphyletic superfamily of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from middle Eocene to late Miocene deposits in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Superfamily: †Hyainailouroidea (paraphyletic superfamily) ** Family: †Hyainailouridae (paraphyletic family) ** Family: † Prionogalidae ** Family: †Teratodontidae Teratodontidae ("monstrous teeth") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct paraphyletic superfamily Hyainailouroidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from Middle Eocene to Late Miocene depo ... Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of superfamily Hyainailouroidea are shown in the following cladogram: References {{Hyaenodonta Hyaenodonts Cenozoic mammals of North America Cenozoic mammals of Asia Cenozoic mammals of Europe Cenozoic mammals of Africa [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teratodontidae
Teratodontidae ("monstrous teeth") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct paraphyletic superfamily Hyainailouroidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from Middle Eocene to Late Miocene deposits in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia. Etymology The name of the family and subfamily translates as "monstrous teeth" (, and taxonomic suffixes " -idae" and " -inae". Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Teratodontidae ** Subfamily: †Teratodontinae *** Genus: †'' Anasinopa'' **** †''Anasinopa haasi'' **** †''Anasinopa leakeyi'' **** †''Anasinopa libyca'' **** †''Anasinopa napaki'' *** Genus: †'' Brychotherium'' **** †''Brychotherium atrox'' **** †''Brychotherium ephalmos'' *** Genus: †'' Ekweeconfractus'' **** †''Ekweeconfractus amorui'' *** Genus: †'' Masrasector'' **** †''Masrasector aegypticum'' **** †''Masrasector ligabuei'' **** †''Masrasector nananubis'' **** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indohyaenodontidae
Indohyaenodontidae ("indian ''Hyaenodonts''") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late Eocene deposits in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ....R. S. Rana, K. Kumar, S. P. Zack, F. Solé, K. D. Rose, P. Missiaen, L. Singh, A. Sahni and T. Smith (2015."Craniodental and postcranial morphology of ''Indohyaenodon raoi'' from the early Eocene of India, and its implications for ecology, phylogeny, and biogeography of hyaenodontid mammals."Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 35(5):e965308:1-22 Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Indohyaenodontidae ** Genus: †'' Indohyaenodon'' *** †''Indohyaenodon raoi'' ** Genus: †'' Yarshea'' *** †''Yarshea cruenta'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galecyon
''Galecyon'' ("polecat-dog") is a genus of hyaenodonts that lived during the early Eocene in Europe and North America (found in the Clarks Fork and Powder River basins of Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...). Description ''Galecyon'' had robust canines and short, deep jaws. Prior to 2015, little was known about its post-cranial skeleton. However, following the discovery of more complete fossils, it is now known to have been a primarily terrestrial animal weighing between , lacking the adaptations for climbing found in some of its close relatives. Phylogeny The phylogenetic relationships of genus ''Galecyon'' are shown in the following cladogram. References Hyaenodonts Eocene mammals Prehistoric mammals of North America Prehistoric mammals of Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boualitomidae
Boualitomidae ("Bou Alian cutters") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from middle Paleocene to late Eocene deposits in Africa. Boualitomids had only three pairs of premolars in the lower dentition, lacking the first one.E. Gheerbrant, M. Iarochene, M. Amaghzaz and B. Bouya (2006."Early African hyaenodontid mammals and their bearing on the origin of the Creodonta."Geological Magazine 143(4):475-489Borths, Matthew R., Heritage, Steven, Gunnell, Gregg, Friscia, Anthony, Seiffert, Erik (2020) "Persistence of the oldest hyaenodont clade through the Eocene of Africa", in "The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 80th annual meeting - Virtual 2020"' Classification and phylogeny Taxonomy * Family: †Boualitomidae ** Genus: †'' Boualitomus'' *** †''Boualitomus marocanensis'' ** Genus: †'' Lahimia'' *** †''Lahimia selloumi'' ** ''Incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
