Oxyaeninae

Extinct subfamily of mammals

Oxyaeninae

Temporal range: 56.2–39.7 Ma

PreꞒ

late Paleocene to middle Eocene

Patriofelis ferox skeleton
Reconstruction of
Sarkastodon mongoliensis
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Mammalia
Clade:  | Pan-Carnivora
Order:  | †Oxyaenodonta
Family:  | †Oxyaenidae
Subfamily:  | †Oxyaeninae
Trouessart, 1885
Type genus
†Oxyaena

Cope, 1874

Genera

* †Argillotherium
* †Dipsalidictis(paraphyletic genus)
* †Malfelis
* †Oxyaena
* †Patriofelis
* †Protopsalis
* †Sarkastodon

Synonyms

* Oxyaenidae (Cope, 1877)

Oxyaeninae ("sharp hyenas") is an extinct subfamily of placental mammals from extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in Asia, North America and Europe from the late Paleocene to middle Eocene.[1][2]

## Etymology[edit]

The name of the subfamily translates as "sharp hyaenas" (from Ancient Greek ὀξύς- (oxús-) 'sharp', name of hyena genus Hyaena and taxonomic suffix "-inae").[3]

## Classification and phylogeny[edit]

### Taxonomy[edit]

* Subfamily: †Oxyaeninae (Cope, 1877)
* Genus: †Argillotherium (Davies, 1884)
* †Argillotherium toliapicum (Davies, 1884)
* Genus: †Dipsalidictis(paraphyletic genus) (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* †Dipsalidictis aequidens (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* †Dipsalidictis krausei (Gunnell & Gingerich, 1991)
* †Dipsalidictis platypus (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* †Dipsalidictis transiens (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* Genus: †Malfelis (Stucky & Hardy, 2007)
* †Malfelis badwaterensis (Stucky & Hardy, 2007)[4]
* Genus: †Oxyaena (Cope, 1874)
* †Oxyaena forcipata (Cope, 1874)
* †Oxyaena gulo (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* †Oxyaena intermedia (Denison, 1938)
* †Oxyaena lupina (Cope, 1874)
* †Oxyaena pardalis (Matthew & Granger, 1915)
* †Oxyaena simpsoni (Van Valen, 1966)
* †Oxyaena woutersi (Lange-Badré & Godinot, 1982)
* †Oxyaena sp. [Europe] (Solé, 2011)
* Genus: †Patriofelis (Leidy, 1870)
* †Patriofelis ferox (Marsh, 1872)
* †Patriofelis ulta (Leidy, 1870)
* Genus: †Protopsalis (Cope, 1880)
* †Protopsalis tigrinus (Cope, 1880)
* Genus: †Sarkastodon (Granger, 1938)
* †Sarkastodon henanensis (Tong & Lei, 1986)
* †Sarkastodon mongoliensis (Granger, 1938)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Gunnel, Gregg F.; Gingerich, Philip D. (1991-09-30). "Systematics and evolution of late Paleocene and early Eocene Oxyaenidae (Mammalia, Creodonta) in the Clarks Fork Basin, Wyoming" (PDF). Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology. The University of Michigan. 28 (7): 141–180.
2. ^ Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level in Columbia University Press, New York (1997), 631 Seiten. Oxyaeninae
3. ^ Dixon, Dougal (2008). World Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures. Lorenz Books. ISBN 978-0-7548-1730-7.
4. ^ Stucky, R. K.; Hardy, T. G. (2007). "A new large hypercarnivorous oxyaenid (Mammalia, Creodonta) from the Middle Eocene of the Wind River Formation, Natrona County, Wyoming" (PDF). Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 39: 57–65. doi:10.2992/0145-9058(2007)39[57:anlhom]2.0.co;2. S2CID 130956705.

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Mammals of clade Pan-Carnivora

* Kingdom: Animalia
* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Mammalia
* Infraclass: Placentalia
* Superorder: Laurasiatheria
* Clade: Scrotifera
* Grandorder: Ferungulata
* Mirorder: Ferae

Pan-Carnivora

| Pan-Carnivora|

| Carnivoramorpha|

* See Carnivoramorpha below ↓

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†Hyaenodonta|

* See Hyaenodonta below ↓

†Oxyaenodonta|

* See Oxyaenodonta below ↓

†Wyolestidae|

†Wyolestes

* †Simidectes
* †Altacreodus
* †Tinerhodon

†Hyaenodonta

| †Hyaenodontoidea|

| †Hyaenodontidae|

* †Alienetherium
* †Boritia
* †Cartierodon
* †Consobrinus
* †Cynohyaenodon
* †Eurotherium
* †Hyaenodon
* †Leonhardtina
* †Matthodon
* †Neosinopa
* †Oxyaenoides
* †Paenoxyaenoides
* †Paracynohyaenodon
* †Praecodens
* †Preregidens
* †Prodissopsalis
* †Propterodon
* †Protoproviverra
* †Quercytherium

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†Proviverridae|

* †Allopterodon
* †Lesmesodon
* †Minimovellentodon
* †Morlodon
* †Parvagula
* †Proviverra

†Afro‑Arabian
clade|

* †Parvavorodon
* †Tritemnodon
* †Koholia

†Indohyaenodontidae|

* †Glibzegdouia
* †Indohyaenodon
* †Yarshea

†Hyainailouroidea|

| †Hyainailouridae|

| †Maocyon/Orienspterodon clade|

* †Maocyon
* †Orienspterodon

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†Apterodontinae|

* †Apterodon
* †Quasiapterodon

†Hyainailourinae|

* †Leakitherium
* †Megistotherium
* †Mlanyama
* †Metapterodon
* †Pakakali
* †Paroxyaena
* †Simbakubwa

†Akhnatenavus clade|

* †Akhnatenavus
* †Hemipsalodon
* †Ischnognathus

†Hyainailourini|

* †Exiguodon
* †Falcatodon
* †Hyainailouros
* †Parapterodon
* †Sectisodon
* †Sivapterodon
* †Isohyaenodon
* †Kerberos
* †Pterodon

†Prionogalidae|

* †Namasector
* †Prionogale
* †Thereutherium

†Teratodontinae|

* †Anasinopa
* †Brychotherium
* †Buhakia
* †Dissopsalis
* †Ekweeconfractus
* †Furodon
* †Kyawdawia
* †Masrasector
* †Metasinopa
* †Paratritemnodon
* †Teratodon

other representatives|

* †Eoproviverra
* †Gazinocyon
* †Pyrocyon

†Arfia clade|

* †Arfia

†Galecyon clade|

* †Galecyon

†Lahimia clade|

* †Boualitomus
* †Lahimia

†Limnocyonidae|

* †Iridodon
* †Limnocyon
* †Oxyaenodon
* †Prolaena
* †Prolimnocyon
* †Thinocyon

†Sinopidae|

* †Acarictis
* †Prototomus
* †Sinopa

ichnotaxa
of Hyaenodonta|

* †Creodontipus
* †Dischidodacylus
* †Sarcotherichnus
* †Zanclonychopus
* †Hyaenodontipus
* †Quiritipes
* †Sarjeantipes

†Oxyaenodonta

| †Oxyaenidae|

| †Machaeroidinae|

* †Apataelurus
* †Diegoaelurus
* †Isphanatherium
* †Machaeroides

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†Oxyaeninae|

* †Argillotherium
* †Dipsalidictis
* †Malfelis
* †Oxyaena
* †Patriofelis
* †Protopsalis
* †Sarkastodon

†Palaeonictinae|

* †Ambloctonus
* †Dipsalodon
* †Palaeonictis

†Tytthaeninae|

* †Tytthaena

Carnivoramorpha

| Carnivoraformes|

| Clade "B"|

* †Messelogale
* †Miocyon
* †Simamphicyon
* †Uintacyon
* †Xinyuictis
* †Zodiocyon

†Quercygalidae|

* †Quercygale

†Gracilocyon/Oodectes clade|

* †Eogale
* †Gracilocyon
* †Oodectes
* †Paramiacis
* †Paroodectes

Clade "C"|

* †Dormaalocyon
* †Palaearctonyx
* †Vassacyon
* †Vulpavus

Clade "D"|

* †Ceruttia
* †Harpalodon
* †Lycarion
* †Neovulpavus
* †Procynodictis
* †Prodaphaenus
* †Tapocyon
* †Walshius

Carnivora|

| Caniformia|

(See Caniformia)

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Feliformia|

(See Feliformia)

* †Africtis
* †Dawsonicyon
* †Miacis

ichnotaxa of
Carnivoraformes|

* †Falcatipes

†Viverravoidea|

| †Viverravidae|

* †Orientictis
* †Pappictidops
* †Preonictis
* †Variviverra

†Didymictinae|

* †Bryanictis
* †Didymictis
* †Intyrictis
* †Pristinictis
* †Protictis
* †Raphictis

†Ictidopappinae|

* †Ictidopappus

†Viverravinae|

* †Simpsonictis
* †Viverravus
* †Viverriscus

Incertae sedis|

* †Ravenictis

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q21363170
* Wikispecies: Oxyaeninae
* Fossilworks: 62961

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