Indohyaenodontidae ("indian ''

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s from extinct order

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. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late

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deposits in

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.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''

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of family Indohyaenodontidae are shown in the following cladogram:

References

{{Hyaenodonta Hyaenodonts Paleogene mammals of Asia Prehistoric mammal families