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히아이노돈
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히아이노돈

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Also known as Gobipterodon, Macropterodon, Microhyaenodon, Neohyaenodon, Prohyaenodon, Protohyaenodon, Pseudopterodon, Taxotherium

Hyaenodon ("hyena-tooth") is an extinct genus of carnivorous placental mammals from the tribe Hyaenodontini, part of the subfamily Hyaenodontinae (which is within the family Hyaenodontidae), that belonged to the now extinct order Hyaenodonta. The genus was found lived in Eurasia and North America from the Middle Eocene to the Early Miocene, from 38 to 17 million years ago, existing for . Hyaenodon first evolved in Asia, probably evolving from Propterodon.

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Parent taxon
Hyaenodontinae
Mass
378
Image
Hyaenodon NT small.jpg
Length
3
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Commons category
Hyaenodon
taxon name
Hyaenodon
taxon rank
genus
start time
42000000-0
end time
16900000-0
location of discovery
North America
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