Plioviverrops
Encyclopedia
Plioviverrops is an extinct genus
of terrestrial
carnivore
of the family
Hyaenidae, endemic to Southern Europe
during the Late Miocene
subepoch (11.6—5.3 mya) existing for approximately .
(syn. Ailuraena), Crocuta, Hyaena
, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Ictitherium
, Leecyaena, Lycyaena, Miohyaena, Pachycrocuta
, Palinhyaena, Pliocrocuta, Protictitherium
, Thalassictis
(syn. Palhyaena), Tungurictis.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
carnivore
Carnivore
A carnivore meaning 'meat eater' is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging...
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Hyaenidae, endemic to Southern Europe
Southern Europe
The term Southern Europe, at its most general definition, is used to mean "all countries in the south of Europe". However, the concept, at different times, has had different meanings, providing additional political, linguistic and cultural context to the definition in addition to the typical...
during the Late Miocene
Late Miocene
The Late Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene Epoch made up of two stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch....
subepoch (11.6—5.3 mya) existing for approximately .
Taxonomy
Plioviverrops was named by Kretzoi (1938). It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Flynn (1998).Sister genera
Adcrocuta (syn. Hyena), Allohyaena, ChasmaporthetesChasmaporthetes
Chasmaporthetes, also known as Hunting or Running Hyena, is an extinct genus of hyena endemic to North America, Africa, and Asia during the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs, living from 4.9 mya—780,000 years ago, existing for approximately . The genus probably arose from Eurasian Miocene hyenas such as...
(syn. Ailuraena), Crocuta, Hyaena
Hyaena
For the Siouxsie and the Banshees album, see Hyæna.For the group of animals commonly known as "hyaena", see Hyena.Hyaena is a genus comprising two of the living species of hyenas: the striped hyena from western Asia and northern Africa and the brown hyena from southern Africa...
, Hyaenictis, Hyaenictitherium, Ictitherium
Ictitherium
Ictitherium is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hyaenidae and the subfamily Ictitheriinae erected by Trouessart in 1897. Ictitherium species were endemic to Eurasia and Africa during the Middle Miocene through the Early Pliocene and existed approximately .Ictitherium were around long, and...
, Leecyaena, Lycyaena, Miohyaena, Pachycrocuta
Pachycrocuta
Pachycrocuta was a genus of prehistoric hyenas. The largest and most well-researched species was the giant hyena Pachycrocuta brevirostris, which stood about at the shoulder and may have weighed — the size of a lioness. This would make it the largest hyena to have ever lived. It lived between the...
, Palinhyaena, Pliocrocuta, Protictitherium
Protictitherium
The Protictitherium were a primitive genus of civet-like hyena, including the earliest species of hyena known, Protictitherium gaillardi. They were small animals with retractable claws, who probably spent the majority of their time in trees, hunting insects and small animals...
, Thalassictis
Thalassictis
Thalassictis is an extinct genus of terrestrial carnivore the family Hyaenidae, endemic to Asia and Southern Europe during the Early Miocene subepoch, 8.7—5.3 mya, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
(syn. Palhyaena), Tungurictis.