Proteles amplidentus

Proteles amplidentus is an extinct species of hyena closely related to the aardwolf. It lived during the Plio-Pleistocene in South Africa, where fossils have been found in the Swartkrans dated to as recently as 1.5 million years ago.

Proteles amplidentus was similar to the modern aardwolf in most respects but had less reduced cheek teeth.