Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 45364

Alternative spellings: Crocotta, Hyaena (Crocotta)

Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to K.-P. Koepfli et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Thalassictis, Tungurictis

Subtaxa: Crocuta crocuta, Crocuta dbaa, Crocuta macrodonta, Crocuta sivalensis

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore