Lycyaena
Lycyaena is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore in the family Hyaenidae.[1] Lycyaena was a cursorial hunting hyaena as opposed to full-time scavenger. It has been suggested by R. F. Ewer[2] that Lycyaena may be a possible ancestor to today's aardwolf (Proteles cristatus).
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | Hyaenidae |
Genus: | †Lycyaena Hensel, 1863 |
References
- Turner, A.; Antón, M.; Werdelin, L. (2008). "Taxonomy and evolutionary patterns in the fossil Hyaenidae of Europe". Geobios. 41 (5): 677. doi:10.1016/j.geobios.2008.01.001.
- R. F. Ewer, The Carnivores (1973)
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