''Thalassictis'' is an extinct

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Hyaenidae that lived in Asia during the Middle to Late Miocene and in Europe and North Africa during the Late Miocene.

Discovery

''Thalassictis'' was named by Nordmann (1850) n Gervais Its type is ''Thalassictis robusta''. It was assigned to Hyaenidae by Kurtén (1982) and Flynn (1998).J. J. Flynn. 1998. Early Cenozoic Carnivora ("Miacoidea"). In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America 1:110-123

References

Miocene feliforms Miocene genus extinctions Miocene mammals of Europe Miocene mammals of Africa Miocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric hyenas Prehistoric carnivoran genera {{paleo-carnivora-stub