Crocuta crocuta spelaea (Cave hyena)

In Depth Further Reading – Cave occupation during Palaeolithic times: Man and/or Hyena?” in The Role of Early Humans in the accumulation if European Lower and Middle Palaeolithic bone assemblages. – Ergebnisse eines Kolloquiums, vol. 42, Monographien. Edited by S. Gaudzinski and E. Turner, pp. 73-88. Bonn: Verlag des R�misch-Germanischen Zentralmuseums. – P. Fosse – … Read more

Ictitherium

Ictitherium: Research Database Hyaenodonta (Mammalia) · Miocene (~16-9 MYA) · Eurasia   Research Note: Ictitherium was a hyaenodont carnivore from the Miocene of Eurasia — an important taxon for understanding carnivore evolution in the Miocene.   Research Finding Status Grade Year Method Citation Impact Koufos 2006: Ictitherium and new data on Miocene hyaenodont systematics Koufos … Read more

Protictitherium

In Depth        A very primitive genus of hyena,‭ Protictitherium has actually been more loosely interpreted as like a civet in terms of physical appearance. Further Reading -‭ ‬Late Miocene carnivores of the Greco-Iranian Province:‭ ‬Composition,‭ ‬guild structure and palaeoecology‭ ‬-‭ ‬Palaeogeography,‭ ‬Palaeoclimatology,‭ ‬Palaeoecology‭ ‬305:‭ ‬215‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬D.‭ ‬Koufos‭ & ‬G.‭ ‬E.‭ ‬Konidaris‭ ‬-‭ ‬2011.