Taxonomical reappraisal of “ictitheres” (Mammalia,Carnivora) from the Late Miocene of Kenya |
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Institution: | National Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 15, Bogdan Khmelnytski Street, 01601 Kiev, Ukraine |
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Abstract: | In 2003, Werdelin has identified three hyaenid species from the Late Miocene of Kenya (Lothagam Formation), including two “ictitheres” – a newly erected Ictitherium ebu Werdelin, 2003, and Hyaenictitherium cf. parvum. The present article discusses the published evidence on the Kenyan hyaenids and explores additional cranial and postcranial characters useful for differentiation between the true ictitheres (i.e., the genera of the subfamily Ictitheriinae Trouessart, 1897) and some small members of the subfamily Hyaeninae Gray, 1869. |
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