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Pachycrocuta (brown hyaena)
Taxonomy
Pachycrocuta was named by Kretzoi (1938). It is extant.
It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Carroll (1988).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
Adcrocuta (syn. Hyena), Allohyaena (syn. Xenohyaena), Belbus, Chasmaporthetes (syn. Ailuraena), Crocuta, Hyaena (syn. Euhyaena), Hyaenictitherium, Hyaenotherium, Ictitherium, Ikelohyaena, Leecyaena, Lycyaena, Palinhyaena, Parahyaena, Pliocrocuta, Plioviverrops, Proteles (syn. Geocyon), Protictitherium, Thalassictis (syn. Palhyaena, Miohyaena), Tungurictis
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1938 | Pachycrocuta Kretzoi p. 118 |
| 1988 | Pachycrocuta Carroll |
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