{{Short description|Extinct family of mammals}} {{Automatic taxobox |fossil_range = {{Fossil range|55.2|16.9|earliest=63.5314}} early Eocene to early Miocene |image = Hyaenodon horridus skull.jpg |image_caption = skull of ''Hyaenodon horridus'' |image2 = Cynohyaenodon cayluxi 2 v2.jpg |image2_caption = skull of ''Cynohyaenodon cayluxi'' |taxon = Hyaenodontidae |authority = Leidy, 1869<ref>Leidy J. (1869.) "On the extinct Mammalia of Dakota and Nebraska: including an account of some allied forms from other localities, together with a synopsis of the mammalian remains of North America." Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia 7: 1–472.</ref> |type_genus = †''Hyaenodon'' |type_genus_authority = Laizer & Parieu, 1838 |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = {{center|[see text]}} |synonyms = {{collapsible list |bullets=true |title=list of synonyms: |Hyaenodontida {{small|(Haeckel, 1895)}} |Hyaenodontoidea {{small|(Trouessart, 1885)}} }} }}
'''Hyaenodontidae''' ("hyena teeth") is a family of placental mammals in the extinct superfamily Hyaenodontoidea. 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.<ref name="TPBDB">{{Cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40903 |title=The Paleobiology Database Hyaenodontidae page |access-date=2009-04-10 |archive-date=2012-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012165201/http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=40903&is_real_user=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lambert1988">{{aut|Lambert, David and the Diagram Group}} (1985): ''The Field Guide to Prehistoric Life.'' Facts on File Publications, New York. {{ISBN|0-8160-1125-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Solé |first1=F. |last2=Falconnet |first2=J. |last3=Yves |first3=L. |year=2014 |title=New proviverrines (Hyaenodontida) from the early Eocene of Europe; phylogeny and ecological evolution of the Proviverrinae |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=171 |issue=4 |pages=878–917 |doi=10.1111/zoj.12155 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
==Classification and phylogeny== ===Taxonomy=== {|class="wikitable" |- style="vertical-align:top;" | {{Tree list}} * Family: †'''Hyaenodontidae''' {{small|(Leidy, 1869)}} ** Genus: †''Boritia'' {{small|(Solé, 2014)}} *** †''Boritia duffaudi'' {{small|(Solé, 2014)}} ** Genus: †''Praecodens'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1981)}} *** †''Praecodens acutus'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1981)}} ** Genus: †''Preregidens'' {{small|(Solé, 2015)}} *** †''Preregidens langebadrae'' {{small|(Solé, 2015)}} ** Genus: †''Protoproviverra'' {{small|(Lemoine, 1891)}} *** †''Protoproviverra palaeonictides'' {{small|(Lemoine, 1880)}} ** (unranked): †'''''Cynohyaenodon''/''Quercytherium'' clade''' *** Genus: †''Cynohyaenodon'' <sup>(paraphyletic genus)</sup> {{small|(Filhol, 1873)}} **** †''Cynohyaenodon cayluxi'' {{small|(Filhol, 1873)}} **** †''Cynohyaenodon lautricensis'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1978)}} **** †''Cynohyaenodon ruetimeyeri'' {{small|(Van Valen, 1965)}} **** †''Cynohyaenodon smithae'' {{small|(Solé, 2021)}} **** †''Cynohyaenodon trux'' {{small|(Van Valen, 1965)}} *** Genus: †''Paracynohyaenodon'' {{small|(Martin, 1906)}} **** †''Paracynohyaenodon magnus'' {{small|(Crochet, 1988)}} **** †''Paracynohyaenodon schlosseri'' {{small|(Martin, 1906)}} *** Genus: †''Quercytherium'' {{small|(Filhol, 1880)}} **** †''Quercytherium simplicidens'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1975)}} **** †''Quercytherium tenebrosum'' {{small|(Filhol, 1880)}} ** (unranked): †'''''Eurotherium'' clade''' *** Genus: †''Alienetherium'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1981)}} **** †''Alienetherium buxwilleri'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1981)}} *** Genus: †''Cartierodon'' {{small|(Solé & Mennecart, 2019)}} **** †''Cartierodon egerkingensis'' {{small|(Solé & Mennecart, 2019)}} *** Genus: †''Eurotherium'' <sup>(paraphyletic genus)</sup> {{small|(Polly & Lange-Badré, 1993)}} **** †''Eurotherium mapplethorpei'' {{small|(Solé, 2021)}} **** †''Eurotherium matthesi'' {{small|(Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)}} **** †''Eurotherium theriodis'' {{small|(Van Valen, 1965)}} *** Genus: †''Paenoxyaenoides'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} **** †''Paenoxyaenoides liguritor'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} *** Genus: †''Prodissopsalis'' {{small|(Matthes, 1950)}} **** †''Prodissopsalis eocaenicus'' {{small|(Matthes, 1952)}} **** †''Prodissopsalis jimenezi'' {{small|(Salesa, 2023)}} ** (unranked): †'''''Leonhardtina'' clade''' *** Genus: †''Leonhardtina'' {{small|(Matthes, 1952)}} **** †''Leonhardtina godinoti'' {{small|(Solé, 2014)}} **** †''Leonhardtina gracilis'' {{small|(Matthes, 1952)}} **** †''Leonhardtina meridianum'' {{small|(Solé, 2020)}} ** (unranked): †'''''Matthodon'' clade''' *** Genus: †''Matthodon'' {{small|(Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)}} **** †''Matthodon menui'' {{small|(Rich, 1971)}} **** †''Matthodon peignei'' {{small|(Solé, 2020)}} **** †''Matthodon tritens'' {{small|(Lange-Badré & Haubold, 1990)}} ** (unranked): †'''''Oxyaenoides'' clade''' *** Genus: †''Oxyaenoides'' {{small|(Matthes, 1967)}} **** †''Oxyaenoides aumelasiensis'' {{small|(Solé, 2020)}} **** †''Oxyaenoides bicuspidens'' {{small|(Matthes, 1967)}} **** †''Oxyaenoides lindgreni'' {{small|(Rich, 1971)}} **** †''Oxyaenoides schlosseri'' {{small|(Rütimeyer, 1891)}} ** Subfamily: †'''Hyaenodontinae''' {{small|(Leidy, 1869)}} *** Genus: †''Consobrinus'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} **** †''Consobrinus quercy'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} *** Genus: †''Propterodon'' <sup>(paraphyletic genus)</sup> {{small|(Martin, 1906)}} **** †''Propterodon morrisi'' {{small|(Matthew & Granger, 1924)}} **** †''Propterodon paganensis'' {{small|(de Bonis, 2018)}} **** †''Propterodon tongi'' {{small|(Liu & Huang, 2002)}} **** †''Propterodon witteri'' {{small|(Zack, 2019)}} **** †''Propterodon'' sp. [''ZIN no. 34494''] {{small|(Lavrov & Averianov, 1998)}} **** †''Propterodon'' sp. [Erlian Basin, Inner Mongolia, China] {{small|(Zhang, 2024)}} *** ''Incertae sedis'': **** †''"Pterodon" hyaenoides'' {{small|(Matthew & Granger, 1925)}} *** Tribe: †'''Hyaenodontini''' {{small|(Leidy, 1869)}} **** Genus: †''Hyaenodon'' {{small|(Laizer & Parieu, 1838)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon brachyrhynchus'' {{small|(Blainville, 1841)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon chunkhtensis'' {{small|(Dashzeveg, 1985)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon dubius'' {{small|(Filhol, 1873)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon eminus'' {{small|(Matthew & Granger, 1925)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon exiguus'' {{small|(Gervais, 1873)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon filholi'' {{small|(Schlosser, 1887)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon gervaisi'' {{small|(Martin, 1906)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon heberti'' {{small|(Filhol, 1876)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon leptorhynchus'' {{small|(Laizer & Parieu, 1838)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon lingbaoensis'' {{small|(Li, 2025)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon minor'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon pervagus'' {{small|(Matthew & Granger, 1924)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon pumilus'' {{small|(Lavrov, 1999)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon requieni'' {{small|(Gervais, 1846)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon rossignoli'' {{small|(Lange-Badré, 1979)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon weilini'' {{small|(Wang, 2005)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon yuanchuensis'' {{small|(Young, 1937)}} ***** †''Hyaenodon'' sp. [Ergiliyn Dzo Formation, Dornogovi Province, Mongolia] {{small|(Young, 1937)}} ***** Subgenus: †''Neohyaenodon'' <sup>(paraphyletic subgenus)</sup> {{small|(Thorpe, 1922)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon gigas'' {{small|(Dashzeveg, 1985)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon horridus'' {{small|(Leidy, 1853)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon incertus'' {{small|(Dashzeveg, 1985)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon macrocephalus'' {{small|(Lavrov, 1999)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon megaloides'' {{small|(Mellett, 1977)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon milvinus'' {{small|(Lavrov, 1999)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon mongoliensis'' {{small|(Dashzeveg, 1964)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon montanus'' {{small|(Douglass, 1902)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon vetus'' {{small|(Stock, 1933)}} ***** Subgenus: †''Protohyaenodon'' <sup>(paraphyletic subgenus)</sup> {{small|(Stock, 1933)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon brevirostrus'' {{small|(Macdonald, 1970)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon crucians'' {{small|(Leidy, 1853)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon microdon'' {{small|(Mellett, 1977)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon mustelinus'' {{small|(Scott, 1894)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon raineyi'' {{small|(Gustafson, 1986)}} ****** †''Hyaenodon venturae'' {{small|(Mellett, 1977)}} {{Tree list/end}} |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Commons category}} {{Wikispecies}} {{Pan-Carnivora|H.|state=collapsed}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q133583}} {{Authority control}}
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