†Pliocrocuta Kretzoi 1938 (hyaena)
Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 72183
Parent taxon: Hyaenidae according to L. Werdelin and S. Peigne 2010
Sister taxa: Allohyaena, Belbus, Chasmaporthetes, Crocuta, Euryboas, Hyaena, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Hyaeninae, Hyaenotherium, Ictitheriinae, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lycaena, Lycyaena, Lycyaenops, Pachycrocuta, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Plioviverrops, Proteles, Thalassictis, Tungurictis
Subtaxa: Pliocrocuta perrieri
Type: Pliocrocuta perrieri
Ecology: scansorial insectivore