Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae
Full reference: T. Smith and R. Smith. 2001. The creodonts (Mammalia, Ferae) from the Paleocene-Eocene transition in Belgium (Tienen Formation, MP7). Belgian Journal of Zoology 131(2):117-135
Belongs to Arfia according to M. R. Borths et al. 2016
See also Grohé et al. 2012 and Smith and Smith 2001
Sister taxa: Arfia junnei, Arfia langebadreae, Arfia opisthotoma, Arfia palustris, Arfia shoshoniensis, Arfia zele
Type specimen: IRSNB M1275, a tooth (RM/3). Its type locality is Dormaal, which is in a Ypresian fluvial sandstone in the Tienen Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (2 collections), France (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Paleocene to Eocene of France (1)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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