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Percrocutidae is an extinct family of hyena-like feliform carnivores endemic to Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe from the Miocene through the Pliocene, existing for about .〔(Paleobiology Database: Percrocutidae basic information )〕 The first percrocutids are known from the middle Miocene of Europe and western Asia and belonged to the genus ''Percrocuta''. ''Percrocuta'' already had large premolars, but did not carry such a massive bite as the later form ''Dinocrocuta'', from the later Miocene.〔Alan Turner & Mauricio Antón: ''Evolving Eden. An Illustrated Guide to the Evolution of the African Large-Mammal Fauna''. Columbia University Press, New York, 2004. ISBN 0-231-11944-5〕 Originally, these carnivores were placed with the hyenas in the family Hyaenidae. Today, most scientists consider the Percrocutidae to be a distinct family—although sometimes it is placed with carnivoran genera, such as ''Stenoplesictis'', into the family Stenoplesictidae. ==Genera== * ''Percrocuta'' (including Capsatherium; Middle Miocene to Late Pliocene of Africa, Middle to Late Miocene of Eurasia) * ''Dinocrocuta'' (Middle Miocene of Africa, Middle to Late Miocene of Asia) The list follows McKenna and Bell's ''Classification of Mammals'' for prehistoric genera (1997).〔Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell: ''Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level'' in Columbia University Press, New York 1997, 631 Seiten, ISBN 0-231-11013-8〕 In contrast to McKenna and Bell's classification, they are not included as a subfamily into the Hyaenidae but as a separate family Percrocutidae. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Percrocutidae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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