Maocyon peregrinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hyainailouroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Ferae Cladus: Pancarnivora Ordo: †Hyaenodonta Superfamilia: †Hyainailouroidea

Familia: †Hyainailouridae
Genus: †Maocyon
Species: †Maocyon peregrinus

Name

Maocyon peregrinus Averianov et al., 2023

Type locality: The oil shale quarry (21°42’ N, 110°53′ E) located near Maoming City, Maoming Basin, Guangdong Province, China; Youganwo Formation, upper Eocene.

Holotype: SYSU. SYSU-M-5, a partial skull with associated mandible

References

Primary references

• Averianov, A., Obraztsova, E.M., Danilov, I.G. & Jin, J.H. 2023. A new hypercarnivorous hyaenodont from the Eocene of South China. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11:1076819. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2023.1076819. . Reference page.