Lahimia

Extinct genus of mammals

Lahimia
Temporal range: 61.6–59.2 Ma
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middle Paleocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Hyaenodonta
Family: Hyaenodontidae
Genus: Lahimia
Solé, 2009[1]
Type species
Lahimia selloumi
Solé, 2009

Lahimia ("carnivore")[1] is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct family Hyaenodontidae within extinct order Hyaenodonta, known from the middle Paleocene (Selandian stage) of Morocco.[1] Lahimia selloumi is the one of the oldest known members of order Hyaenodonta.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d SOLÉ, FLORÉAL; GHEERBRANT, EMMANUEL; AMAGHZAZ, MBAREK; BOUYA, BAÂDI (2009). "Further evidence of the African antiquity of hyaenodontid ('Creodonta', Mammalia) evolution". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 156 (4): 827–846. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00501.x.
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Mammals of clade Pan-Carnivora
Pan-Carnivora
Carnivoramorpha
  • See Carnivoramorpha below ↓
Hyaenodonta
  • See Hyaenodonta below ↓
Oxyaenodonta
  • See Oxyaenodonta below ↓
†Wyolestidae
Wyolestes
Hyaenodontoidea
Hyaenodontidae
  • Alienetherium
  • Boritia
  • Cartierodon
  • Consobrinus
  • Cynohyaenodon
  • Eurotherium
  • Hyaenodon
  • Leonhardtina
  • Matthodon
  • Neosinopa
  • Oxyaenoides
  • Paenoxyaenoides
  • Paracynohyaenodon
  • Praecodens
  • Preregidens
  • Prodissopsalis
  • Propterodon
  • Protoproviverra
  • Quercytherium
Proviverridae
†Afro‑Arabian
clade
Indohyaenodontidae
Hyainailouroidea
Hyainailouridae
Maocyon/Orienspterodon clade
Apterodontinae
Hyainailourinae
Akhnatenavus clade
Hyainailourini
†Prionogalidae
  • Namasector
  • Prionogale
  • Thereutherium
Teratodontinae
other representatives
  • Eoproviverra
  • Gazinocyon
  • Pyrocyon
Arfia clade
  • Arfia
Galecyon clade
Lahimia clade
  • Boualitomus
  • Lahimia
Limnocyonidae
Sinopidae
  • Acarictis
  • Prototomus
  • Sinopa
ichnotaxa
of Hyaenodonta
  • Creodontipus
  • Dischidodacylus
  • Sarcotherichnus
  • Zanclonychopus
  • Hyaenodontipus
  • Quiritipes
  • Sarjeantipes
Oxyaenidae
Machaeroidinae
Oxyaeninae
Palaeonictinae
Tytthaeninae
Carnivoraformes
(Clade "A")
Clade "B"
Quercygalidae
Gracilocyon/Oodectes clade
Clade "C"
Clade "D"
Carnivora
(Clade "E")
Caniformia
(See Caniformia)
Feliformia
(See Feliformia)
other representatives
ichnotaxa of
Carnivoraformes
  • Falcatipes
Viverravoidea
Viverravidae
  • Orientictis
  • Pappictidops
  • Preonictis
  • Variviverra
Didymictinae
Ictidopappinae
Viverravinae
Incertae sedis
  • Ravenictis
Taxon identifiers
Lahimia
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