Talk:Hyaenodon

Digitigrade or Plantigrade?

Er, didn't creodonts have plantigrade feet, like mice and humans? I've added a note to the picture's caption.12.144.50.194 (talk) 22:49, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

I have no reference for this.--Altaileopard (talk) 18:09, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Skull-Image

I am not shure if the skull in the taxobox is really a Hyaenodon. At google sholar I can find only Cynohyaenodon cayluxi. I am not shure if both are identical.--Altaileopard (talk) 18:09, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

• You seem to be right about that. Maybe an article about the other genus could be started. FunkMonk (talk) 21:47, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi Altai- I added some recent reference to the main page, which include a discussion of the digitigrade feet of Hyaenodon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CT yanqui (talk • contribs) 13:00, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I will show you now, how to add a reference more properly--Altaileopard (talk) 14:21, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Ah, that reference was about the topic above I think... Than we should not place it under references. I will paste it here until someone writes something about the "digitigradism" of Hyaenodon. But anyways: thanks.

• Mellett, J.S. (1977) Paleobiology of North American Hyaenodon. Contrib. Vert. Evol., no. 1, 134 pp.

• Mellett, J.S. (1969) Carnassial rotation in a fossil carnivore. Amer. Midland Natur., 82:287-289.

--Altaileopard (talk) 14:27, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Morphology

"others were only of the size of a marten" How big is that? The Marten entry does not say. Perhaps it would be better to use a more commonly known animal for comparison or to make sure the thing to which it is being compared has an entry that allows one to look it up. Better still, how about giving a length/weight range?98.121.92.169 (talk) 11:49, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

which I see it does furthur down. Still, I think the comparison could be tweaked by someone with good knowledge for those of us without. 98.121.92.169 (talk) 11:52, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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Hyaenodons in the novel Pellucidar

Several creatures referred to as both "wolf-dogs" and "Hyaenodons" appear in the Burroughs novel Pellucidar.These creatures are depicted as acting like dogs, too, including one who's tamed by David Innes and named Raja. I can't help but think that Burroughs's depiction of Raja's behaviour is inaccurate: it is possible the real Hyaenodons were not pack animals but ambush predators who worked entirely alone. Glammazon2 (talk) 13:15, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

Considering the number of species in the genus and their vast difference in size, I wouldn't be surprised if different species had different behaviours. Anyhow, is this a request about adding something on the books to the article? FunkMonk (talk) 13:30, 12 September 2024 (UTC)

No, I was simply commenting on Burrough's depiction of the hyaenodons in his novel Pellucidar. You're right, however: the novel is a good read and I would indeed advise you to add "something on it" to this article. Glammazon2 (talk) 16:06, 21 September 2024 (UTC)