†Pterodon phiomensis Osborn 1909 (creodont)
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Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1909. New carnivorous mammals from the Fayûm Oligocene, Egypt. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 26:415-424
Belongs to Pterodon according to H. F. Osborn 1909
Sister taxa: Pterodon africanus, Pterodon dasyuroides, Pterodon hyaenoides, Pterodon leptognathus, Pterodon magnus, Pterodon nyanzae, Pterodon syrtos
Type specimen: AMNH 13253, a mandible (nearly perfect lower jaw). Its type locality is Quarry A (Jebel Qatrani Formation), which is in a Rupelian fluvial sandstone in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of Egypt.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Quarry A (Jebel Qatrani Formation)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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