†family Hyaenodontidae Leidy 1869 (creodont)
Parent taxon: Creodonta according to E. Gheerbrant et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Limnocyonidae, Oxyaenidae
Subtaxa: Acarictis, Ahknatenavus, Alienetherium, Consobrinus, Galecyon, Gazinocyon, Hemipsalodon, Hyaenodontinae, Hyaenodontipus, Hyainailourinae, Ischnognathus, Koholiinae, Limnocyoninae, Opisthopsalis, Orienspterodon, Oxyaenoides, Paenoxyaenoides, Parapterodon, Praecodens, Prolaena, Proviverrinae, Proviverroides, Pyrocyon, Quasiapterodon, Schizophagus, Teratodon, Tinerhodon, Yarshea
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore