†family Hyaenodontidae Leidy 1869 (eutherian)
PaleoDB taxon number: 40903
Parent taxon: Hyaenodonta according to M. R. Borths et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Hyaenodontoidea, Hyainailouroidea, Oxyaenoidea
Subtaxa: Acarictis, Acrohyaenodon, Ahknatenavus, Arfia, Galecyon, Gazinocyon, Hyaenaelurinae, Hyaenodontinae, Hyaenodontipus, Indohyaenodontinae, Ischnognathus, Koholiinae, Limnocyoninae, Neohyaenodon, Oxyaenoides, Protopsalis, Prototomus, Proviverrinae, Proviverroides, Pyrocyon, Schizophagus, Sinopa, Tinerhodon, Tritemnodon
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore