Metapterodon
Metapterodon is an extinct genus of hyaenodont mammal of the family Hyainailouridae that lived in Africa during the Early Miocene.[1] Fossils of Metapterodon were recovered from the Elisabeth Bay Formation, Namibia and Rusinga Island and Karungu, Kenya.[2]
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| Subfamily: | Koholiinae |
| Genus: | Metapterodon Stromer, 1926 |
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Taxonomy
The Paleogene species Metapterodon schlosseri and M. markgrafi have been reassigned to Falcatodon and Sectisodon respectively, rendering Metapterodon an exclusively early Miocene genus.[3]
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References
- J. Morales, M. Pickford, and D. Soria. 1998. A new creodont Metapterodon stromeri nov. sp. (Hyaenodontidae, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Langental (Sperrgebiet, Namibia). Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 327(9):633-638.
- Metapterodon at Fossilworks.org
- Jorge Morales; Martin Pickford (2017). "New hyaenodonts (Ferae, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Napak (Uganda), Koru (Kenya) and Grillental (Namibia)". Fossil Imprint. 73 (3–4): 332–359. doi:10.1515/if-2017-0019.
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