Lahimia

Lahimia Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Hyaenodonta
Family:	†Boualitomidae
Genus:	†Lahimia Solé, 2009
Species:	†L. selloumi
Binomial name
†Lahimia selloumi Solé, 2009

Lahimia ("carnivore") is an extinct genus of hyaenodont mammals in family Boualitomidae, known from the Selandian stage (middle Paleocene) of Morocco. Lahimia selloumi is the one of the oldest known members of order Hyaenodonta.

Phylogeny

The phylogenetic relationships of genus Lahimia are shown in the following cladogram.

†Hyaenodonta	†Eoproviverra       †Boualitomidae  †Lahimia  †Lahimia selloumi     †Boualitomidae sp. (Locality BQ-2, Fayum, Egypt)     †Boualitomidae sp. (Quarry L-41, Fayum, Egypt)     †Boualitomus               †Arfiidae     †Limnocyonidae       †Sinopidae       †Hyaenodontoidea         †Gazinocyon     †Pyrocyon       †Galecyon    †Afro‑Arabian clade      †Indohyaenodontidae     †Glibzegdouia       †Parvavorodon         †Koholiidae     †Tritemnodon       †Furodon     †Kyawdawia     †Paratritemnodon     †Teratodontidae     †Hyainailouroidea   †Apterodontinae       †Orienspterodon       †Hyainailourinae     †Hemipsalodon    ?  †Ischnognathus    †Akhnatenavus clade      †Akhnatenavus       †Paroxyaenini     †"Pterodon" sp. (BC 15’08)     †Hyainailourinae sp. (UON 84-359)     †Hyainailourinae sp. C (DPC 9243 & DPC 10315)     †Hyainailourinae sp. D (DPC 6545)         †Hyainailourinae sp. A (DPC 6555)     †"Pterodon" africanus     †Parapterodon       †"Pterodon" sp. (DPC 5036)     †"Pterodon" phiomensis   †Hyainailourini         †Kerberos     †"Pterodon" syrtos   †Pterodon clade     †Pterodontina           †Falcatodon     †Sectisodon       †Exiguodon     †Isohyaenodon zadoki           †Isohyaenodon  (†Isohyaenodontina)   †Isohyaenodon andrewsi       †Sivapterodon     †Hyainailouros bugtiensis         †Hyainailouros napakensis   †Hyainailouros       †Hyainailouros sulzeri     †Hyainailourinae sp. (GSN AD 100’96)       †Simbakubwa         †Leakitheriini     †Megistotherium         †Mlanyama     †Metapterodontini         †Pakakali     †Prionogalidae	†Lahimia clade †Arfia clade †Galecyon clade †Indohyaenodon clade †Tritemnodon clade †Kyawdawia clade †Hyainailouridae