- that
inhabited Eurasia 20–22 million
years ago, and is
identifiable as a
hyaenid by the
structure of the
middle ear and dentition. The
lineage of Plioviverrops...
- so-called "dog-like"
hyenas (of
which the
aardwolf is the only survivor), a
hyaenid group which, in
contrast to the now more
common "bone-crushing" hyenas...
- The
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus) is an
insectivorous hyaenid species,
native to East and
Southern Africa. Its name
means "earth-wolf" in
Afrikaans and...
- Stenoplesictoidea. A 2022
study placed Dinocrocuta and
Percrocuta as true
hyaenids,
which if
correct would invalidate the
family Percrocutidae. Percrocuta...
- seen is in
hyaenids. This is
because bone-crushing
requires greater bite
strength and
increases the risk of
canine breakage. In
hyaenids, the carn****ial...
- his book
Systema Naturae. He
recognized six genera:
Canis (canids and
hyaenids),
Phoca (pinnipeds),
Felis (felids),
Viverra (viverrids, herpestids, and...
-
canids like the coyote, and that it was not as
specialised as
large canids,
hyaenids and
felids of today: its
canine lacked the
adaptation for
producing slashing...
-
individuals of
Arctodus simus.
Arctodus simus superficially resembled living hyaenids in
skull shape and
relative lengths of the trunk, back and limbs. The most...
- (12–14 in) long, and
resembles a
pompom in appearance.
Unusually among hyaenids, and
mammals in general, the
female spotted hyena is
considerably larger...
- asphyxiation. It is
often seen in
predatory felids and
occasionally canids and
hyaenids, and it has been
recently observed in
small didelphids. Cats use this technique...
