Hyaenictitherium fossil map
Where fossils of Hyaenictitherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hyaenidae |
| Named by | Kretzoi 1938 |
| Fossil records | 32 occurrences at 14 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, China, Morocco, Libya, Kazakhstan, Chad, Ethiopia, Italy, Greece, Ukraine |
| Rock formations | txn:41020, Sahabi, C1/LR, Nawata, Nawata or Nachukui, Adu-Asa |
About Hyaenictitherium
Hyaenictitherium is an extinct genus of hyaenids that lived throughout Africa, Asia, and possibly Europe during the Late Miocene and Pliocene. The type species, H. hyaenoides, was similar in size to a striped hyena, whereas the smaller H. minimum was close in size to a jackal. Hyaenictitherium may represent a paraphyletic group.
Some authors argue that Hyaenotherium (Semenov, 1989) is a junior synonym of Hyaenictitherium, and that species belonging to this genus (H. wongii and H. ebu) should be included in Hyaenictitherium.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hyaenictitherium (revision 1373857744), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q4138182.
