Lesmesodon

Lesmesodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodontid that lived during the Eocene.[1] It was found in the Messel Pit in Germany.

Fossil in Museo di Storia Naturale, Milano

Lesmesodon
Temporal range: Eocene, 47.8–41.3 Ma
Fossil in Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Hyaenodonta
Family:
Hyaenodontidae
Subfamily:
Proviverrinae
Genus:
Lesmesodon
Species:
L. edingeri

References
  1. Egi, N.; Holroyd, P. A.; Tsubamoto, T.; Soe, A. N.; Takai, M.; Ciochon, R. L. (2005). "Proviverrine hyaenodontids (Creodonta: Mammalia) from the Eocene of Myanmar and a phylogenetic analysis of the proviverrines from the Para‐Tethys area". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 3 (4): 337. doi:10.1017/S1477201905001707.


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