Borhyaena

Borhyaena
B. tuberata skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Sparassodonta
Family: †Borhyaenidae
Genus: †Borhyaena
Ameghino 1887
Species
  • B. macrodonta (Ameghino 1902)
  • B. tuberata (Ameghino 1887)
Synonyms
  • Conodonictis Ameghino 1891
  • Dinamictis Ameghino 1891
  • Pseudoborhyaena Ameghino 1902

Borhyaena is an extinct genus of South American metatherian, living between 17.5 and 15.5 million years ago in Patagonia, Argentina (Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations) and Chile (Río Frias Formation).

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