Name
Protictitherium.
Phonetic
Pro-tik-to-fee-ree-um.
Named By
Kretzoi - 1938.
Classification
Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Hyaenidae.
Diet
Carnivore.
Species
P. aegaeum, P. cingulatum, P. crassum, P. gaillardia, P. intermedium, P. praecurrens, P. punicum
Size
Unavailable.
Known locations
China, France, Germany, Spain and Turkey.
Time Period
Langhian to the Tortonian of the Miocene. Possibly later.
Fossil representation
Remains of many individuals.
A very primitive genus of hyena, Protictitherium has actually been more loosely interpreted as like a civet in terms of physical appearance.
- 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.
