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Hyaenodon minor

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon minor was named by Lange-Badré (1979). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aymardi, H. compressus, H. requieni, H. matthewsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Hyaenodon minor Lange-Badré

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesminor

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Hyaenodon minor Lange-Badré 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Hyaenodon sp. (39643)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Hyaenodon minor (12849)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Hyaenodon minor (31751)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Hyaenodon minor (31760)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Hyaenodon minor (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Hyaenodon minor (40030)