Hyaenodontidae

Hyaenodontidae ("hyena teeth") is a family of extinct predatory mammals from extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Hyaenodontids arose during the early Eocene and persisted well into the early Miocene.[2][3][4]

Hyaenodontidae
Temporal range: early Eocene to early Miocene
skull of Hyaenodon horridus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Superfamily: Hyaenodontoidea
Family: Hyaenodontidae
Leidy, 1869[1]
Type genus
Hyaenodon
Laizer & Parieu, 1838
Genera
[see text]
Synonyms
list of synonyms:
  • Hyaenodontida (Haeckel, 1895)
  • Hyaenodontoidea (Trouessart, 1885)

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)
    • (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: †Epipterodontini (Lavrov, 1999)
        • Genus: †Epipterodon (Lavrov, 1999)
          • Epipterodon hyaenoides (Matthew & Granger, 1925)
        • Genus: †Immanopterodon (Lavrov, 1999)
          • Immanopterodon acutidens (Lavrov, 1999)
          • Immanopterodon implacidus (Lavrov, 1999)
      • 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)

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of family Hyaenodontidae are shown in the following cladograms:[5][6][7][8]

 Hyaenodonta 

Eoproviverra

Boualitomus

†Hyaenodonta sp. (Quarry L-41, Fayum, Egypt)

Lahimia

 Hyaenodontoidea 

Hyaenodontidae

 ••••••> 

Proviverridae

Arfiidae

Limnocyonidae

Sinopidae

Gazinocyon

Pyrocyon

Galecyon

Indohyaenodontidae

Glibzegdouia

Parvavorodon

Koholiidae

Tritemnodon

Furodon

Kyawdawia

Paratritemnodon

Teratodontidae

Hyainailouroidea

Apterodontinae

Orienspterodon

Hyainailourinae

Hemipsalodon

 ? 

Ischnognathus

Akhnatenavus clade

Akhnatenavus

"Pterodon" africanus

"Pterodon" phiomensis

Paroxyaenini

Hyainailourini

Pterodontina

Kerberos

Falcatodon

Sectisodon

Exiguodon

Isohyaenodon zadoki 

Isohyaenodon 
(†Isohyaenodontina) 

Isohyaenodon andrewsi 

Sivapterodon

Hyainailouros bugtiensis 

Hyainailouros napakensis 

Hyainailouros 

Hyainailouros sulzeri 

†Hyainailourinae sp. (Arrdrift)

Simbakubwa

Mlanyama

Metapterodontini

Megistotherium

Leakitheriini

Pakakali

Prionogalidae

Lahimia clade
Arfia clade
Galecyon clade
Indohyaenodon clade
Tritemnodon clade
 Hyaenodontidae 
 Paracynohyaenodon 

Paracynohyaenodon magnus

Paracynohyaenodon schlosseri

 Quercytherium 

Quercytherium simplicidens

Quercytherium tenebrosum

Cynohyaenodon lautricensis

Cynohyaenodon cayluxi

Cynohyaenodon ruetimeyeri

Cynohyaenodon trux

Cynohyaenodon smithae

 Cynohyaenodon 
 Boritia 

Boritia duffaudi

 Protoproviverra 

Protoproviverra palaeonictides

 ? 
 Praecodens 

Praecodens acutus

 ? 
 Leonhardtina 

Leonhardtina godinoti

Leonhardtina gracilis

Leonhardtina meridianum

 Preregidens 

Preregidens langebadrae

 Cartierodon 

Cartierodon egerkingensis

 Prodissopsalis 

Prodissopsalis eocaenicus

 Paenoxyaenoides 

Paenoxyaenoides liguritor

 ? 

Eurotherium theriodis

Eurotherium mapplethorpei

 Eurotherium 

Eurotherium matthesi

 Alienetherium 

Alienetherium buxwilleri

 Matthodon 

Matthodon menui

Matthodon peignei

Matthodon tritens

 Oxyaenoidinae 
 Oxyaenoides 

Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis

Oxyaenoides bicuspidens

Oxyaenoides lindgreni

Oxyaenoides schlosseri

 Neosinopa 

Neosinopa gobiensis

 ? 
 Hyaenodontinae 
 Consobrinus 

Consobrinus quercy

 ? 

Propterodon morrisi

Propterodon sp. (ZIN no. 34494)

Propterodon paganensis

Propterodon tongi

Propterodon witteri

 Epipterodontini 
 Immanopterodon 

Immanopterodon acutidens

Immanopterodon implacidus

 Epipterodon 

Epipterodon hyaenoides

 Hyaenodontini 
 Hyaenodon 

Hyaenodon chunkhtensis

Hyaenodon eminus

 Hyaenodon venturae 

 (†Protohyaenodon) 

Hyaenodon pumilus

Hyaenodon filholi

 Hyaenodon microdon 

 Hyaenodon raineyi 

 Hyaenodon mustelinus 

 Hyaenodon brevirostrus 

 Hyaenodon crucians 

Hyaenodon yuanchuensis

Hyaenodon brachyrhynchus

Hyaenodon gervaisi

Hyaenodon requieni

Hyaenodon minor

Hyaenodon dubius

Hyaenodon leptorhynchus

Hyaenodon exiguus

Hyaenodon sp. (Ergiliyn Dzo)

Hyaenodon pervagus

Hyaenodon rossignoli

Hyaenodon horridus

Hyaenodon megaloides

Hyaenodon montanus

Hyaenodon vetus

Hyaenodon macrocephalus

Hyaenodon milvinus

Hyaenodon gigas

Hyaenodon incertus

Hyaenodon mongoliensis

Hyaenodon heberti

Hyaenodon weilini

Cynohyaenodon/Quercytherium clade
Leonhardtina clade
Eurotherium clade
Matthodon clade
Oxyaenoides clade
Propterodon
 ••••••> 

References

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  2. The Paleobiology Database Hyaenodontidae page
  3. Lambert, David and the Diagram Group (1985): The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life. Facts on File Publications, New York. ISBN 0-8160-1125-7
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