Dissopsalini ("double scissors") is a extinct tribe of teratodontid hyaenodonts. Fossil remains of these mammals are known from early to late

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Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

* Tribe: †Dissopsalini ** Genus: †'' Buhakia'' *** †''Buhakia hyaenoides'' *** †''Buhakia moghraensis'' *** †''Buhakia'' sp. I arungu, Kenya *** †''Buhakia'' sp. II 'GSN GT VI 22’17'' ** Genus: †''

Dissopsalis ''Dissopsalis'' ("double scissors") is a genus of teratodontine hyaenodonts of the tribe Dissopsalini. The older species, ''D. pyroclasticus'', lived in Kenya during the middle Miocene, while the type species, ''D. carnifex'', lived in Pakis ...

'' *** †''Dissopsalis carnifex'' *** †''Dissopsalis pyroclasticus''

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of tribe Dissopsalini are shown in the following cladogram:

References

{{Pan-Carnivora, H., state=collapsed Hyaenodonts Miocene mammals of Africa Miocene mammals of Asia Mammal tribes

Classification and phylogeny

Taxonomy

Phylogeny

See also

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