Metahyaena
| Metahyaena Temporal range: Late Miocene (Vallesian)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Hyaenidae |
| Genus: | †Metahyaena Viranta & Werdelin, 2003 |
| Type species | |
| †Metahyaena confector Viranta & Werdelin, 2003
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Metahyaena is an extinct genus of hyaenids that lived in Turkey during the Late Miocene. The type and only known species, M. confector, was discovered in the Sinap Formation. Metahyaena shows some primitive durophagous adaptations. The premolars of Metahyaena are narrower than those of other durophagous hyaenids such as Belbus beaumonti.