Hyainailouridae

Hyainailouridae
Temporal range: middle Eocene to middle Miocene
Megistotherium osteothlastes life restoration
Apterodon macrognathus life restoration
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Hyaenodonta
Superfamily: †Hyainailouroidea
Family: †Hyainailouridae
Pilgrim, 1932
Type genus
†Hyainailouros
(polyphyletic genus)
Biedermann, 1863
Subfamilies
[see classification]
Synonyms
list of synonyms:
  • Hyaenaelurinae (Pilgrim, 1932)
  • Hyainailourindae (Solé, 2015)
  • Pterodontidae (Polly, 1996)
  • Pterodontinae (Polly, 1996)

Hyainailouridae ("hyena-like cats") is a paraphyletic family of extinct predatory mammals within the polyphyletic superfamily Hyainailouroidea within extinct order Hyaenodonta. Hyainailourids arose during the middle Eocene and persisted well into the middle Miocene. Fossils of this group have been found in Asia, Africa, North America and Europe.

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