Oxyaeninae ("sharp ") is an extinct subfamily of placental mammals from extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in Asia, North America and Europe from the late Paleocene to middle Eocene.[Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level in Columbia University Press, New York (1997), 631 Seiten. ]
Etymology
The name of the subfamily translates as "sharp hyaenas" (, name of hyena genus
Hyaena and taxonomic suffix "
-inae").
Classification and phylogeny
Taxonomy
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Subfamily: † Oxyaeninae Cope, 1877
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Genus: † Argillotherium Davies, 1884
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† Argillotherium toliapicum Davies, 1884
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Genus: † Dipsalidictis(Paraphyly genus) Matthew & Granger, 1915
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† Dipsalidictis aequidens Matthew & Granger, 1915
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† Dipsalidictis krausei Gunnell & Gingerich, 1991
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† Dipsalidictis platypus Matthew & Granger, 1915
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† Dipsalidictis transiens Matthew & Granger, 1915
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Genus: † Malfelis Stucky & Hardy, 2007
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† Malfelis badwaterensis Stucky & Hardy, 2007
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Genus: † Oxyaena Cope, 1874
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† Oxyaena forcipata Cope, 1874
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† Oxyaena gulo Matthew & Granger, 1915
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† Oxyaena intermedia Denison, 1938
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† Oxyaena lupina Cope, 1874
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† Oxyaena pardalis Matthew & Granger, 1915
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† Oxyaena simpsoni Van Valen, 1966
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† Oxyaena woutersi Lange-Badré & Godinot, 1982
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† Oxyaena sp. Europe Solé, 2011
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Genus: † Patriofelis Leidy, 1870
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† Patriofelis ferox Marsh, 1872
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† Patriofelis ulta Leidy, 1870
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Genus: † Protopsalis Cope, 1880
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† Protopsalis tigrinus Cope, 1880
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Genus: † Sarkastodon Granger, 1938
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† Sarkastodon henanensis Tong & Lei, 1986
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† Sarkastodon mongoliensis Granger, 1938
