Hyaenodictis
| Hyaenodictis Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Mesonychia |
| Family: | †Mesonychidae |
| Genus: | † Lemoine, 1880 |
Hyaenodictis is an extinct genus of mesonychian that inhabited Eurasia and North America during the Eocene epoch.
Classification
Previously thought to be a junior synonym of Dissacus, Hyaenodictis is now considered a distinct genus and contains the European species H. rougierae and H. raslanloubatieri and the North American species H. willwoodensis.[1]
References
- ^ Solé, Floréal; Fournier, Morgane; Ladevèze, Sandrine; Le Verger, Kévin; Godinot, Marc; Laurent, Yves; Smith, Thierry (18 April 2023). "New postcranial elements of mesonychid mammals from the Ypresian of France: New hypotheses for the radiation and evolution of the mesonychids in Europe". Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 30 (2): 371–401. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09651-x. ISSN 1064-7554. Retrieved 21 November 2024 – via Springer Link.