Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyainailouridae
Full reference: E. Frey, W. Munk, M. Böhme, M. Morlo, and M. Hensel. 2010. First creodont carnivore from the Rupelian Clays (Oligocene) of the Clay Pit Unterfeld at Rauenberg (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg): Apterodon rauenbergensis n.sp. Kaupia 17:103-113
Belongs to Apterodon according to E. Frey et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Apterodon altidens, Apterodon gaudryi, Apterodon intermedius, Apterodon langebadreae, Apterodon macrognathus, Apterodon saghensis
Type specimen: SMNK PAL 6524, a mandible. Its type locality is Frauenweiler, which is in a Rupelian estuary/bay claystone in Germany.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Distribution: found only at Frauenweiler
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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