Parahyaena howelli
| Parahyaena howelli Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Hyaenidae |
| Genus: | Parahyaena |
| Species: | P. howelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Parahyaena howelli Werdelin, 2003
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Parahyaena howelli is an extinct species of hyaenid in the genus Parahyaena that lived in Africa during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Palaeobiology
Palaeoecology
Parahyaena howelli, like modern carnivorous hyaenids, is believed to have cached carcasses in association with its denning behaviour, and it is believed to be responsible for the accumulations of Australopithecus anamensis fossils at the Early Pliocene site of Kanapoi in Kenya.[1][2]
References
- ^ Werdelin, Lars; Manthi, Fredrick Kyalo (14 February 2012). "Carnivora from the Kanapoi hominin site, northern Kenya". Journal of African Earth Sciences. 64: 1–8. doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.11.003. Retrieved 17 November 2025 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
- ^ Pérez-Claros, Juan Antonio (2024-03-07). "Unravelling the origin of the brown hyena (Parahyena brunnea) and its evolutionary and paleoecological implications for the Pachycrocuta lineage". Palaeontologia Electronica. 27 (1): 1–25. doi:10.26879/1372. ISSN 1094-8074.