Hyaenodontidae

Hyaenodontidae ("hyena teeth") is an extinct family of placental mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Hyaenodontids arose during the early Eocene and persisted well into the early Miocene. Fossils of this group have been found in Asia, North America and Europe.

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

• Family: †Hyaenodontidae (Leidy, 1869)
  • Genus: †Boritia (Solé, 2014)
    • †Boritia duffaudi (Solé, 2014)
  • Genus: †Neosinopa (Lavrov, 1999)
    • †Neosinopa gobiensis (Lavrov, 1999)
  • Genus: †Praecodens (Lange-Badré, 1981)
    • †Praecodens acutus (Lange-Badré, 1981)
  • Genus: †Preregidens (Solé, 2015)
    • †Preregidens langebadrae (Solé, 2015)
  • Genus: †Protoproviverra (Lemoine, 1891)
    • †Protoproviverra palaeonictides (Lemoine, 1880)
  • (unranked): †Cynohyaenodon/Quercytherium clade
    • Genus: †Cynohyaenodon ^{(paraphyletic genus)} (Filhol, 1873)
      • †Cynohyaenodon cayluxi (Filhol, 1873)
      • †Cynohyaenodon lautricensis (Lange-Badré, 1978)
      • †Cynohyaenodon ruetimeyeri (Van Valen, 1965)
      • †Cynohyaenodon smithae (Solé, 2021)
      • †Cynohyaenodon trux (Van Valen, 1965)
    • Genus: †Paracynohyaenodon (Martin, 1906)
      • †Paracynohyaenodon magnus (Crochet, 1988)
      • †Paracynohyaenodon schlosseri (Martin, 1906)
    • Genus: †Quercytherium (Filhol, 1880)
      • †Quercytherium simplicidens (Lange-Badré, 1975)
      • †Quercytherium tenebrosum (Filhol, 1880)
  • (unranked): †Eurotherium clade
    • Genus: †Alienetherium (Lange-Badré, 1981)
      • †Alienetherium buxwilleri (Lange-Badré, 1981)
    • Genus: †Cartierodon (Solé & Mennecart, 2019)
      • †Cartierodon egerkingensis (Solé & Mennecart, 2019)
    • Genus: †Eurotherium ^{(paraphyletic genus)} (Polly & Lange-Badré, 1993)
      • †Eurotherium mapplethorpei (Solé, 2021)
      • †Eurotherium matthesi (Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)
      • †Eurotherium theriodis (Van Valen, 1965)
    • Genus: †Paenoxyaenoides (Lange-Badre, 1979)
      • †Paenoxyaenoides liguritor (Lange-Badre, 1979)
    • Genus: †Prodissopsalis (Matthes, 1950)
      • †Prodissopsalis eocaenicus (Matthes, 1952)
      • †Prodissopsalis jimenezi (Salesa, 2023)
  • (unranked): †Leonhardtina clade
    • Genus: †Leonhardtina (Matthes, 1952)
      • †Leonhardtina godinoti (Solé, 2014)
      • †Leonhardtina gracilis (Matthes, 1952)
      • †Leonhardtina meridianum (Solé, 2020)
  • (unranked): †Matthodon clade
    • Genus: †Matthodon (Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)
      • †Matthodon menui (Rich, 1971)
      • †Matthodon peignei (Solé, 2020)
      • †Matthodon tritens (Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)
  • (unranked): †Oxyaenoides clade
    • Subfamily: †Oxyaenoidinae (Lavrov, 1999) (syn. Francotheriini (Lavrov, 1999))
      • Genus: †Oxyaenoides (Matthes, 1967)
        • †Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis (Solé, 2020)
        • †Oxyaenoides bicuspidens (Matthes, 1967)
        • †Oxyaenoides lindgreni (Rich, 1971)
        • †Oxyaenoides schlosseri (Rütimeyer, 1891)
  • Subfamily: †Hyaenodontinae (Trouessart, 1885)
    • Genus: †Consobrinus (Lange-Badre, 1979)
      • †Consobrinus quercy (Lange-Badre, 1979)
    • Genus: †Propterodon ^{(paraphyletic genus)} (Martin, 1906)
      • †Propterodon morrisi (Matthew & Granger, 1924)
      • †Propterodon paganensis (de Bonis, 2018)
      • †Propterodon tongi (Liu & Huang, 2002)
      • †Propterodon witteri (Zack, 2019)
    • Tribe: †Hyaenodontini (Leidy, 1869)
      • Genus: †Hyaenodon (Laizer & Parieu, 1838)
        • †Hyaenodon brachyrhynchus (Blainville, 1841)
        • †Hyaenodon chunkhtensis (Dashzeveg, 1985)
        • †Hyaenodon dubius (Filhol, 1873)
        • †Hyaenodon eminus (Matthew & Granger, 1925)
        • †Hyaenodon exiguus (Gervais, 1873)
        • †Hyaenodon filholi (Schlosser, 1887)
        • †Hyaenodon gervaisi (Martin, 1906)
        • †Hyaenodon heberti (Filhol, 1876)
        • †Hyaenodon leptorhynchus (Laizer & Parieu, 1838)
        • †Hyaenodon minor (Lange-Badré, 1979)
        • †Hyaenodon pervagus (Matthew & Granger, 1924)
        • †Hyaenodon pumilus (Lavrov, 1999)
        • †Hyaenodon requieni (Gervais, 1846)
        • †Hyaenodon rossignoli (Lange-Badré, 1979)
        • †Hyaenodon weilini (Wang, 2005)
        • †Hyaenodon yuanchuensis (Young, 1937)
        • Subgenus: †Neohyaenodon ^{(paraphyletic subgenus)} (Thorpe, 1922)
          • †Hyaenodon gigas (Dashzeveg, 1985)
          • †Hyaenodon horridus (Leidy, 1853)
          • †Hyaenodon incertus (Dashzeveg, 1985)
          • †Hyaenodon macrocephalus (Lavrov, 1999)
          • †Hyaenodon megaloides (Mellett, 1977)
          • †Hyaenodon milvinus (Lavrov, 1999)
          • †Hyaenodon mongoliensis (Dashzeveg, 1964)
          • †Hyaenodon montanus (Douglass, 1902)
          • †Hyaenodon vetus (Stock, 1933)
        • Subgenus: †Protohyaenodon ^{(paraphyletic subgenus)} (Stock, 1933)
          • †Hyaenodon brevirostrus (Macdonald, 1970)
          • †Hyaenodon crucians (Leidy, 1853)
          • †Hyaenodon microdon (Mellett, 1977)
          • †Hyaenodon mustelinus (Scott, 1894)
          • †Hyaenodon raineyi (Gustafson, 1986)
          • †Hyaenodon venturae (Mellett, 1977)

References

1. Hyaenodon
2. Hyaenodonta
3. Creodonta
4. Hyaenodontinae
5. Saber-toothed predator
6. Megistotherium
7. Galecyon
8. Hyainailouros
9. Bridger Formation
10. Carnivoramorpha
11. Mammal classification
12. List of chordate orders
13. Eurotherium
14. Cynohyaenodon
15. Simbakubwa
16. Ferae
17. Eritherium
18. Sarkastodon
19. Metapterodon
20. Hyperthermal event